China’s billion-tree planting effort has slowed desert spread since the 1990s

China’s billion-tree planting effort has slowed desert spread since the 1990s

There is something remarkable happening on the edges of northern China. What was once lifeless desert is now slowly turning green. Dust storms that once painted the skies yellow are less frequent, and the sound of shovels digging into dry soil now echoes across regions that used to be choked by sand. This shift is … Read more