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Beijing Blanketed by Freak Government-Made Snow

Flickr/Claire Evans When we awoke on Sunday, we were shocked to find Beijing draped in snow. It was a gorgeous white Halloween, and the earliest snowfall in a decade -- the result in part of an unusually strong cold front that had a few of us thinking of... ...full story at TreeHugger

from TreeHugger on Mon, Nov 02 2009

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04 Nov 09		China: Made-in-China Snow » Global Voices This past Sunday on Nov. 1, Beijing saw its earliest snowfall in 22 years. The sudden change in weather, which blanketed the entire city in snow, surprised many residents. But the news media later reported that the snowfall had actually been enhanced by...
05 Nov 09		Beijing's First Snowfall of the Year » People's Daily &$ &$A heavy snow transformed Beijing into a winter wonderland on Oct 31, giving late-night Halloween goers an extra spook. It is the earliest first snow in Beijing in 22 years. (china.org.cn Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】【2】
01 Nov 09		First snow in Beijing, heavier by "artifical means" » Danwei From Xinhua: Biting cold and strong wind gripped Chinese provinces on Sunday as Beijing embraced its first snowfall this winter... ...In Beijing, a snow, which started in the wee hours and got heavier in the morning, covered most of the city proper,...
01 Nov 09		Sudden cold snap brings snow » Shanghai Daily BITING cold and strong wind hit Chinese provinces yesterday as Beijing received its first snowfall this winter. The National Meteorological Center issued an orange alert against a cold front yesterday morning,...
09 Nov 09		Cold front to bring snow to north China » People's Daily A cold front will sweep most of China, bringing falling temperatures, strong winds, rain and snow in the next three days, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said Monday. The NMC issued a warning of snow or a mixture of rain and snow expected...

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