(June 11, 2008) China has insisted it will not allow corruption to infect its huge earthquake reconstruction effort, but one month after the disaster not everyone is convinced reality will match the pledge.
Three Gorges navigation woes set to worsen
The delays that have plagued boats trying to get around the Three Gorges dam are set to worsen soon when one-half of the two-way shiplock is taken out of service for more than nine months.
Is drought the new normal for the Yangtze?
Amid widespread worry about a shrinking river and speculation about the role of the Three
Gorges dam in exacerbating the downstream drought, officials in charge of managing the Yangtze say they lack the clout to address serious dry-season problems.
Controversial Zipingpu dam may have caused China’s deadly earthquake, says Chinese geologist Fan Xiao
(June 10, 2008) The chief engineer of the Regional Geology Investigation Team of the Sichuan Geology and Mineral Bureau talks about the possibility that the Zipingpu dam induced China’s deadly May 12 earthquake.
Three Gorges film releases
Award-winning documentary Up the Yangtze by Canadian filmmaker Yung Chang is a heart-wrenching protrayal of a family affected by the Three Gorges dam.
Probe International is co-sponsoring the release of Up the Yangtze at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival on February 3rd.
Three Gorges dam increases discharge to aid dry-season navigation
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.
U.S. expert echoes Chinese concerns about dam-induced earthquakes
(June 5, 2008) U.S. engineer Dr. Philip Williams has added his voice to concerns expressed by a Chinese expert that the Zipingpu reservoir, now cracked and damaged as a result of China’s devastating May 12 earthquake, could actually have induced the earthquake.
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.
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