China’s High-Tech Tools Turn the Tide in Decades-Long Battle Against Desertification
LANZHOU— Once armed only with bundles of straw and boundless determination, communities in China’s arid northwestern regions are now leveraging cutting-edge technology in their fight against desertification. Scientists have moved far beyond the straw checkerboards that first kept the Baotou-Lanzhou Railway clear of encroaching dunes in the 1950s. Today, their arsenal includes advanced biotechnology and…
