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 Profile: Chinese botanist opens plant "bank" in desert |
URUMQI, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Stunning desert, sweet grapes and scorching heat make Turpan an ideal place for curious travelers and even automakers conducting heat exposure experiments.
However, botanist Pan Borong came to the city in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for ... |
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| Across China: Chinese teams study climate change in snow data |
URUMQI, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- For a group of scientists, the winter season does not bring exciting prospects of skiing or riding snowmobiles. It is a season where they spend weeks tracking over snow-covered wilderness.
A team of nine researchers from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geo... |
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| Snow depth in Tianshan Mountains declining: study |
BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Snow depth in Tianshan Mountains has seen a declining trend in the last 100 years, according to a recent Chinese study.
Snow cover on the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is an important source of water resources. Snowm... |
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