Yellow sand has been confirmed in several parts over the skies of western Japan and is expected to spread over a wide area from Kyushu to northeastern Japan through April 18, according to the ...

As local authorities work to treat the arsenic sandstone to curb water loss and soil erosion, more villagers have planted apple trees with the support of local government. Today, apple orchards in ...

Emergency calls for heart attacks and cerebral infarctions increase on the day after yellow sand arrives from China, according to Kazunari Onishi, associate professor of environmental epidemiology ...

Yellow sand originates in China's desert regions, where strong winds can pick up massive amounts of it. Sandstorms are often reported in Japan in spring. Kids asked not to play outdoors ...

The world is running out of sand. About 50 billion tons of sand and gravel are extracted annually, most of which is used for ...

The area characterized by Pisha sandstone is often termed "the most extreme case of water loss and soil erosion globally", ...

The Yellow River, which stretches from the Tibetan Plateau to the Bohai Sea in China, is so called because of the color lent by massive amounts of suspended sediments along its 5,400-kilometer length.

Originating in the deserts of Northern China and Mongolia, Yellow Dust is whisked into ... The longer term impact of Yellow Sand can be seen in the build-up of potentially harmful compounds in ...

with its epicentre located near the source of the Yellow River, the main natural waterway serving northern China. The vast Qinghai-Tibetan plateau has been jolted by seismic activity since Tuesday ...