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Dust storms threaten northern China villages near Beijing
In Langtongou and surrounding areas drought and grazing have decimated crops as desert encroaches. Deserts cover 1 million square miles of China, water tables fall, and Beijing depends on the Chaobai River for a large share of its drinking water.
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Langtougou
China
du Hanchun
Chaobai
Langtongou
Beijing
Mongolia
Xinjiang
Zhu Rongji
Cui Ruixiang
Forestry Bureau
Anhui
Henan
Hubei