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Taklamakan Desert

Coverage of Taklamakan Desert in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 24 · 08:59 UTCMost recent: Jul 3 · 04:00 UTC
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Jingmai 189topic1Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciencesorganization1Chinaplace1Xinjiangplace1China Weather Networkorganization1China Meteorological Administrationorganization1
Recent coverage
  • SCIENCEJul 3 · 04:00 UTCSCMP CHINA
    ‘Totally unexpected’: China’s trial Taklamakan Desert wheat yield doubles national average

    A wheat variety called Jingmai 189, developed by the Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, achieved a yield of 768kg per mu in a saline plot within China’s Taklamakan Desert, nearly doubling the 2025 national average. The trial demonstrated resilience to drought, saline soil, and nutrient-poor conditions.

  • SCIENCEJun 24 · 08:59 UTCSCMP CHINA
    Drowning desert: how Xinjiang’s infrastructure could fail under record rain

    Rare but intense rainfall in Xinjiang's Taklamakan Desert caused flooding and infrastructure damage, highlighting risks from extreme weather in arid regions. The China Weather Network reported two major flood events this month along the desert's margins, linked to warmer, wetter conditions in recent decades.