Why China is heading for environmental catastrophe

China's rapid growth has created an environmental time bomb. And with major cities frequently suffering 'yellow outs' - toxic sand storms - the future is, quite literally, dark.

That is how a friend of mine described it. He was talking about what happened in Beijing, where he'd gone on business, in April.

The sky suddenly turned a jaundiced hue. The capital city of the People's Republic of China was quickly shrouded in a thick yellow dust.

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