The day the sky turned yellow: Sandstorms sweep across China

By Mail Foreign Service The yellow city: The surreal golden glow over Beijing this morning - caused not by sunrise but by a massive sandstorm covering 16 provincesSandstorms whipped across China today, turning skies a surreal yellow and forcing residents to don masks and scarves to protect themselves from the unhealthy grit.It was the latest sign of the effects of desertification - overgrazing,