Meanwhile, Lanzhou Morning Post reports severe sandstorms and strong winds hit two counties in Gansu called Minqi and Liangzhou on Tuesday afternoon.

星期二晚间，一场轻度沙尘暴袭击了中国西北地区的甘肃省省会兰州市。

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Rising temperature that unfroze the soil after a severe winter was blamed for the frequent sandstorms this year, he said.

他说，经过严冬之后气温的升高使土壤逐渐解冻，这是引起近期频繁沙尘天气的主要原因。

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Beijing is improving its environment and the sandstorms aren't as severe as before. But spring is definitely not the best season here.

不过现在北京在改善环境，沙尘暴没有以前那么严重了。不过春天的确不是这里最好的季节。

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Along the way Andrews braved severe sandstorms, blistering temperatures of up to 120 degrees, pit vipers and marauding bandits.

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