2010 China drought and dust storms

A sandstorm hits Longjing Township, Taichung County, in Taiwan on March 21, 2010.

The 2010 China drought and dust storms were a series of severe droughts during the spring of 2010 that affected Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Sichuan, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Chongqing, Hebei and Gansu in the People's Republic of China as well as parts of Southeast Asia including Vietnam and Thailand, and dust storms in March and April that affected much of East Asia. The drought has been referred to as the worst in a century in southwestern China.[1]

  1. ^ Asianews.it. "Asianews.it." Worst drought in a century wipes out harvests in southwestern China. Retrieved on 2010-03-22.