Searched for
YANGTZE RIVER FLOODING
China enters its flood season; heavy rain expected in the southChina has entered its flood season with heavy rains forecast for the south. Some northern areas and major river basins will experience belo...- China: 11 dead, 30 injured in highway bridge collapse in Shaanxi's Shangluo CityAt least 11 people died after a highway bridge partially collapsed in northwest China's Shaanxi province on Saturday morning, according to ...
- Global water cycle 'spinning out of balance': UN meteorological agency"We are seeing much heavier precipitation episodes and flooding. And at the opposite extreme, more evaporation, dry soils and more intense ...
- Vast swath of northeastern China threatened by flooding as rivers rise above warning levelsThe area includes parts of four provinces and several major cities with a total population of almost 100 million. Tens of thousands have al...
- Deadly flooding in China worsens as rescues continue and areas downriver brace for high waterHeavy rain and high water levels in northeastern China are threatening cities downstream, prompting evacuations of thousands. Hebei provinc...
- Flooded rivers, cities test China's disaster response systemsChina's disaster-response systems are being tested as the aftermath of Typhoon Doksuri has left record rainfall in Beijing and Hebei. The c...
- At least 20 dead and 27 missing in floods surrounding China's capital Beijing, thousands evacuatedAt least 11 people have died and 27 are missing following heavy rainfall in Beijing. The downpour submerged roads and flooded neighbourhood...
- Heavy flooding displaces 10,000 in China as Beijing suffers from extreme heatHeavy flooding caused by continuous rain has resulted in the displacement of thousands of people in China, while the capital, Beijing, expe...
- China plans to use water as a weapon: ReportMoreover, China is also planning to build an airport near this dam to assist the Chinese Air force movement alongside.With the occupation o...
- After long drought, China plots ambitious water infrastructure pushThe prolonged drought in southwest China has exposed the vulnerability of hydropower-dependent regions such as Sichuan to falling water lev...
- Yangtze drought could last until Sept; China races to protect harvestsRainfall in the Yangtze basin has been around 45% lower than normal since July, and high temperatures are likely to persist for at least an...
- Why is China facing record floods?Water levels reached historic highs in 53 rivers during China's summer last year, according to China's ministry of water resources, as auth...
- China turns on world's second-biggest hydropower damPlans call for the 289-meter-tall (954-foot-tall) Baihetan Dam to have 16 generating units with a capacity of 1 million kilowatts each. Tha...
- China's massive Three Gorges Dam to face largest-ever floodThe Three Gorges project is a multi-functional water-control system, consisting of a 2,309-metre-long and 185-metre-high dam, a five-tier s...
- Indian among 22 missing in boat capsize in China's Yangtze RiverAn Indian is among eight foreigners who are missing along with 14 others when a tugboat sank off the Yangtze River in China's east Jiangsu ...
- Indian among 22 missing in boat capsize in ChinaFour from Singapore and one each from India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan were among the 25 people aboard the boat when it capsized.
- China's Three Gorges Power Plant claims new world record for hydropower generationWith a much smaller capacity, Brazil's Itaipu hydroelectric plant had long been the champion of world hydropower generation.
- China's Three Gorges dam generates record powerThe Three Gorges power plant generated a record 98.1 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2012, according to an official announcement.
- China maps out source and course of Brahmaputra, Indus riversChinese scientists have completed a comprehensive satellite study of cross-border Tibetan rivers determining their exact sources besides me...
- A trip to Yangtze river cruiseOn a cruise down the famous river, ET correspondent sees that time is running out for a swathe of Chinese history as the Three Gorges Dam n...
Load More
