Arkiv for kategorien ‘China’


Climate Change Has Intensified the Global Water Cycle

fredag, 27. april 2012

ClimateCentral: Climate scientists have been saying for years that one of the many downsides of a warming planet is that…

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Drought hits 4 million hectares of China’s crops

fredag, 6. april 2012

(Reuters) – About 4 million hectares of crops are suffering from a severe drought in China that has hit 13…

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Water shortage, pollution threaten China’s growth

lørdag, 18. februar 2012

(Xinhua) — China faces a tougher situation in water resources in the future as demand increases amid the country’s rapid…

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China report spells out “grim” climate change risks

onsdag, 18. januar 2012

(Reuters) – Global warming threatens China’s march to prosperity by cutting crops, shrinking rivers and unleashing more droughts and floods,…

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Climate change evaporates part of China’s hydropower production

onsdag, 9. november 2011

E&E: China has set ambitious goals for itself to develop hydropower to help mitigate the risks of climate change, but…

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China: Alarm over tailings’ effects on polluted rivers

lørdag, 30. juli 2011

MIANYANG, Sichuan – The drinking water crisis in Mianyang, in Southwest China’s Sichuan province, caused by the pollution of the…

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“Revealed: The Himalayan Meltdown”

mandag, 4. juli 2011

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UNDP: Himalayan Meltdown, now airing on Discovery Channel Asia, examines how communities in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India and Nepal seek…

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Flood detection by country

fredag, 24. juni 2011

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In pictures: China affected by violent floods

fredag, 24. juni 2011

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Torrential rain continues to cause deadly flooding in parts of central and southern China. Millions of people have been evacuated…

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China Braces Itself for Power Shortages

onsdag, 22. juni 2011

Heavy rains in central China last week will help China produce extra hydroelectric power in the coming weeks, but not…

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Floods hit China

tirsdag, 21. juni 2011

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Flood-hit areas of central and southern China braced for more heavy rains after millions of people were…

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China food prices spike as floods ruin farmland

søndag, 19. juni 2011

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(Reuters) – Torrential rain across southern and eastern China which has killed more than 100 people and triggered the evacuation…

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Torrential rains batter parts of China, floods spread

torsdag, 16. juni 2011

BEIJING, June 16 – Pelting rain in parts of central and southern China has forced hundreds of thousands of people…

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China’s Drought Threatens Farm Income, Drinking Water, Wildlife and Hydropower

torsdag, 16. juni 2011

New York Times: The world’s third-largest river — stretching from the Himalayas thousands of miles to the east meeting the sea…

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Global Fire Information

lørdag, 11. juni 2011

Natural Resources and Environment- GFIMS home 2011-06-11 14-18-43 firms global fires

The Global Fire Information Management System (GFIMS) integrates remote sensing and GIS technologies to deliver MODIS hotspot/fire locations and burned…

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China Grapples with Worst Drought in More Than 50 Years

fredag, 27. maj 2011

Resource analysts say the drought highlights not only the impact of climate change, but also China’s persistent problem of water…

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China Drought Ignites Global Grain Supply Concerns

fredag, 27. maj 2011

Analysts are closely watching the weather in China, warning any further supply shocks in the grain markets would fuel a…

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China power crunch to worsen as drought slashes hydro output

onsdag, 25. maj 2011

BEIJING, May 25 (Reuters) – The worst drought to hit central China in half a century has brought water levels…

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Yangtze River sees near-record low water levels

lørdag, 14. maj 2011

A severe drought has pushed down the water levels in the middle section of Yangtze River, China’s largest, to near…

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Climate Signals China

onsdag, 27. april 2011

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Continue: ClimateSignals tag archive China

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Climate Change Will Affect the Asian Water Towers

torsdag, 10. juni 2010

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Walter W. Immerzeel, Ludovicus P. H. van Beek, Marc F. P. Bierkens

More than 1.4 billion people depend on water from…

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