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MLAA

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1. Around 2012 I was living in Shanghai and had to fly to Beijing. Arriving on the first flight out that morning I looked

Reply to SorellaLaBefana (Original post)

Thu Mar 6, 2025, 08:53 AM

Mar 2025

out the window and couldn’t see more than a couple of feet. There was a thick yellow- grey haze that made it look dystopian landscape post apocalypse, There are pics at the link below of a recent such sandstorm.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56399267

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Was shocked to see hazy sky all the way to the ground Tuesday when going down road to get the mail [View all] SorellaLaBefana Mar 2025 OP

Around 2012 I was living in Shanghai and had to fly to Beijing. Arriving on the first flight out that morning I looked MLAA Mar 2025 #1

That must have been both exciting and dreadful SorellaLaBefana Mar 2025 #2

I lived there for 4 years and overall an amazing experience. The local people I met and worked with were wonderful. MLAA Mar 2025 #3