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China’s RIS threat a disaster in the making
(February 25, 2012) The breakneck pace of dam construction in China increases the risk of reservoir induced seismicity. But, without freedom of information and a justice system that allows victims to sue for redress, will killer dams ever come to light? Chinese power companies hope not. Now, an intrepid reporter from Beijing’s Caixin Net is on the trail of unreported RIS cases. Continue reading →
Posted in Dams and Earthquakes, RIS
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Tagged Caixin, Dam, Dongjing, earthquake, guangdong, Guangzhao, Guizhou Qianyuan Power, Huadian, landslide, reservoir-induced seismicity, RIS, Xinfengjiang dam
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Citizens’ group expresses concern over building dams in seismically active areas of India
(March 29, 2011) The North East People’s Alliance, a group composed of activists and NGOs in North East India, is calling for a halt to large hydro dams, which they fear will trigger further seismic activity in the area. Continue reading →
Posted in Dams and Earthquakes, RIS
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Tagged Dams, earthquake, hydropower, India, Induced seismicity, landslide, RIS
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Beijing’s massive water diversion project could trigger earthquakes: experts
(March 28, 2011) A new study warns that plans to raise the Danjiangkou Dam could lead to earthquakes of greater than 4.0 on the Richter Scale. Experts say the dam triggered an earthquake of M 4.7 in 1973. Continue reading →
Posted in Beijing Water, Dams and Earthquakes, RIS, South-North Water Diversion Project, Three Gorges Probe
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Tagged Beijing, China, conservation, Dam, Danjiangkou dam, earthquake, Green Energy, hydropower, Induced seismicity, landslide, Patricia Adams, Probe International, resettlement, RIS, seismic activity, Three Gorges, water crisis
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Danger Pent Up Behind Aging Dams
(February 21, 2011) Aging dams have become a growing problem in the United States, and a potential threat to downstream populations. Besides the perils of elderly infrastructure, putting off repairs due to belt-tightening in a time of recession can aggravate lurking dangers from internal erosion, over-topping, and earthquakes. Continue reading →
Posted in Three Gorges Probe
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Tagged Dam, earthquake, flood, hydropower, Induced seismicity, landslide, RIS
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Floods in northern China collapse reservoirs
(August 04, 2010) BEIJING — Heavy rains hindered efforts by workers to repair reservoirs and place sandbags along breached riverbanks Wednesday as the death toll from China’s worst flooding in a decade climbed above 1,000. Continue reading →
Posted in Dams and Landslides, Three Gorges Probe
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Tagged Beijing Water, China, China landslide, Dam, dams and landslides, landslide
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Chinese state media blames the gods for deadly landslide: Chinese geologist says dam construction was the likely trigger
(June 20, 2010) Fan Xiao, Chief engineer of the Regional Geology Investigation Team of the Sichuan Geology and Mineral Bureau, says dams were the real trigger of a massive landslide in Kangding County in China’s southwestern Sichuan province. Continue reading →
Tremors in China’s road to recovery
(June 11, 2008) While earthquake damage sustained by the country’s dams may pose serious threats, many are turning to the dams themselves for explanations. Probe International Fellow Dai Qing says: “We must look carefully at the questions: How do dams impact earthquakes? How do earthquakes impact dams?” Continue reading →
Posted in Beijing Water, Dai Qing and the South-North Water Diversion Project, Dams and Earthquakes, News Coverage About Dai Qing, RIS, South-North Water Diversion Project, Three Gorges
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Tagged Beijing, China, conservation, Dam, earthquake, Green Energy, hydropower, Induced seismicity, landslide, seismic activity
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