Three Gorges dam has increased water discharge to aid navigation in the Yangtze, where water levels are at their lowest in 50 years, according to the China Three Gorges Project Corporation, Xinhua reports.
Draining China’s “quake lake”
(June 9, 2008) Engineers in China attempt to drain significant amounts of water from the earthquake-formed Tangjiashan Lake.
Flood warning issued as China’s main “quake lake”nears drainage point
(June 6, 2008) The possibility of flooding from the Tangjiashan "quake lake," caused by China’s May 12 earthquake, increased Thursday even as water levels rose steadily to the point where engineers believe they may be able to open a drainage sluice.
Chinese dams still unstable, experts warn
The 21st Century Business Herald reported yesterday that the Zipingpu dam on the Min River sustained damages, and that water from the reservoir is being released.
Movement of the Shuping landslide in the first four years after the initial impoundment of the Three Gorges Dam Reservoir, China
(June 5, 2008) The Shuping landslide was reactivated by the initial impoundment of the Three Gorges Dam Reservoir, China in June 2003.
China’s dams in the danger zone
(June 4, 2008) CHINA is no stranger to natural disasters, but it has come a long way in how it deals with them. When a dam collapsed during a typhoon three decades ago, killing more than 80,000 people, it was several years before the outside world knew anything about it. Beijing’s reaction to last month’s earthquake in Sichuan, which is known to have killed nearly 70,000, has been refreshingly different.
Top 5 ways to cause a man-made earthquake
(June 4, 2008) Wired magazine lists building a dam as the one of the top five ways to cause a man-made earthquake, linking to recent Three Gorges Probe article "China’s deadly earthquake: Was the Three Gorges reservoir a trigger?"
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New deal promised for Three Gorges migrants
Project officials say the government is planning to announce a new policy aimed at improving the lives of people relocated for the dam. Revenue from the dam will reportedly be used to help boost migrants’ living standards for 20 years after displacement.
Chongqing mayor loses sleep over jobs shortfall, environment
Wang Hongju reveals that he’s worried about the dearth of industry in the municipality, and environmental problems linked to the Three Gorges dam.
NASA monitors China’s Three Gorges Dam
Observations from the NASA satellites provide an overview of the Three Gorges dam’s construction since it began in 1994.
Visiting Three Gorges, Kalla wants to build more dams
Impressed by the Three Gorges Dam in China, the world’s biggest, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said Sunday that Indonesia needs to build more dams to solve problems of flooding and shortages of water and energy.
Former premier defends Three Gorges Dam
Former Chinese Premier Li Peng has spoken out in defence of the nation’s controversial Three Gorges Dam project amid widespread criticism over its environmental and social impact.
China to move last 100,000 residents away from Three Gorges reservoir
China will move the last group of more than 100,000 residents away from the Three Gorges reservoir area by the end of next year as the final part of a massive relocation plan launched in 1993 to resettle 1.35 million people.
Three Gorges Dam affecting weather, scientists say
Two years before its completion, the world’s largest dam is already changing the local weather, say scientists studying the Three Gorges Dam on China’s Yangtze River.
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