Dust dynamics and atmospheric circulation shifts in the Tarim Basin during the Glacial–Holocene transition
Between 15,000 and 8,000 years ago, the Earth experienced significant climatic changes, including the rapid retreat of ice ...
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Loess Hills Wild Ones to host garden tours in two locations
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Loess Hills Wild Ones will be hosting a Garden Tour at the two locations. The Loess Hills chapter of Wild Ones is a non-profit organization that promotes planting ...
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Climatic and Biotic Controls on Silt Production and Accumulation of Loess
Both are sources of silt-size particles that interact with wind, sand, and vegetation to form loess deposits. Deflation, the lifting and removal of particles from a surface by the wind ...
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Take a look at China's sunken courtyard houses, where people traditionally lived in pit homes carved into the ground
Also called "dikengyuan" in Mandarin, which means "pit courtyards," the homes are a type of cave dwelling ("yaodong") commonly found in the Loess Plateau in northern China. "Academic literature ...
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A cultural landscape forged by nature
Terraced fields spreading across the Loess Plateau in Linfen, one of the highly recommended destinations in Shanxi province.ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY/LI YU/LI XIANJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY Shanxi is ...