In former days

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keannu

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[FONT=&#48148]Recently, the weather of Korea has changed a lot. In former days, yellow dust flew from the Mongolian desert in spring, but now, polluted fine dust blows/flies/comes from China from winter to spring.[/FONT]


Are the underlined correct?
 

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Try:

but now, dust blows in from China from winter to spring.
 

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from China from winter to spring.
It's not very elegant to repeat "from" like that. Try "... from China winter through/and spring".
 

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I prefer "previously" to "in former days".
 
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