Tag: Yellow River

Dams On China’s Yellow River Near Collapse

From AFP: Several dams on China’s mighty Yellow River are close to collapse just a few years after they were built amid concerns that over 40 percent of the nation’s reservoirs are unsafe, state media has said. Shoddy construction, unqualified workers and embezzlement of funds are threatening dams’ safety in the northwestern province of Gansu, the official China Daily said —

June 19, 2009 5:14 AM

Water Shortages: Desalination vs. Conservation

Seawater desalination may offer a promising supplement to diversion of freshwater to China’s dry north-east, especi

February 11, 2013 2:47 PM

The Creation Myth of Xi Jinping

At Foreign Policy, John Garnaut digs into the often vague history of China’s likely next president, Xi Jinping. If

October 20, 2012 12:20 AM

Bohai Sea Drowns in Discharged Waste

While the ConocoPhillips oil spill this summer and last year’s Dalian pipeline explosion have focused attention on

September 14, 2011 7:06 PM

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