Dust Breakers
Good Morning!
Swirling, grainy, stinging arrows of dust have got the Chinese think-tank taking a leaf out their history books. The invading, warrior horsemen kept out by the Great Wall of China has inspired the idea of the green great wall. Faced with the ill-effects of shrinking forest cover the Chinese have rung in the forest year. The belt of trees at the edge of the Gobi desert guards the city of Beijing from the all pervasive yellow dust. The moving sands of the desert have been stalled by rows of green warriors. Their foliage traps the fine particles which have otherwise been choking the air. The marching ‘yellow dragon’ as the dust is referred to by the Chinese has been coating people, houses, and cars at a frightening pace. Rapid urban development, population pressure, over-grazing and extended drought are riding in as fast as the central Asian invaders did. Only time will tell if the growing, living wall of trees will find a place in history too.
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