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'Paradise' helps white swans survive the winter

The Sanmenxia Dam area in Henan Province has witnessed rare, continuously snowy weather since winter began last year. Local government purchased 15,000 kilograms of corn and wheat, then scattered the grain around an aquatic area that had thawed out to feed endangered white swans who migrate there annually.

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Explore extending weather forecast 10-30 days ahead

The current working priority for China's meteorological firms involves exploring an extended weather forecast system that would operate 10 to 30 days in advance, claimed the Director of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) Zheng Guoguang on Thursday.

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Snow havoc leaves destruction in southern forests

Spring is coming, the ice and snow are melting, but the hills at the nature reserves in southern China's Guangdong Province are not turning green - the forests there have been almost totally destroyed by snow damage this winter.

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They will drive you green without envy

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China calls for adherence to Kyoto Protocol

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China warned of severe sandstorms, droughts

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Green cost of sleet: US$8b of forest wealth

Features & Analyses >>

Snowy weather damages 18.6-mln-hectare forest

The extreme weather that hit China in recent weeks has damaged 18.6 million hectares of forest in 19 snow-afflicted provincial regions, according to the State Forestry Administration.

Heavy snowfalls　|　Government response　|　Weather forecast

People vs. chemical plant

Residents of Xiamen in Fujian Province never expected that "PX," an abbreviation for the word "paraxylene," would have become the hottest word on the tip of their tongues since 2007.

Political participation　|　Government response　|　Action plan

In Pictures >>

New dinosaur species identified in E. China

Chinese and Japanese scientists have confirmed a five-meter-tall and 15-meter-long dinosaur fossil unearthed in eastern China's Zhejiang Province in September was a new species of the animal.

Kids make cloth bags to welcome green Olympics

Children from a community in Qinghuangdao in northern China's Hebei Province hand out free environmentally friendly cloth bags they made to other residents on Monday, Feb 18.

Chinese garden opens to public in Los Angeles

A Chinese garden, named Liu Fang Yuan or Flowing Fragrance, was formally opened to the public in Los Angeles Saturday after many years of work.

Cute mice made with eco-friendly materials

A girl shows a pair of mice made from shells before Valentine's Day in Shandong Province. The mice are made with environmentally friendly materials, such as shells, gesso and ginkgo wood.

Health & Green Living

-	Second human bird flu fatality in Feb.
-	Athletes forbidden to bring own food to Olympic Games Village
-	Chinese Lantern Festival coming
-	Rich Chinese are partial to foreign brands
-	Bathhouses told to clean up their acts

Policies & Announcements

-	China warned of severe sandstorms, droughts
-	Power suppliers given deadline
-	Xining announces forestation project
-	Beijing to close 144 gas stations
-	Efforts needed on 'green credit policy'

Opinions

-	They will drive you green without envy
-	How to handle an invasive species? Eat it
-	Environment safeguard
-	Two snow crises, one central challenge
-	Saying farewell to the GDP growth cult

Reports & Review

-	Blizzards cost China's tourism sector US$1 bln
-	UN praises China's swift response to snow disaster
-	Green efforts highlighted in Guangdong
-	Snow ravage causes US$2.25b loss in forestry sector
-	Winter storm to continue: forecaster

Beijing	particulate matter	III2
Shanghai	particulate matter	III1
Guangzhou	nitrogen dioxide	III1
Chongqing	particulate matter	III1
Xi'an	particulate matter	II