(September 1, 2010) Deng Hai, from the New Century Weekly, looks at the never-ending plans involved in managing the Three Gorges reservoir.
China raises alarm over Yangtze environmental damage
(August 31, 2010) Chinese officials come out with a new plan to slow pollution along the Yangtze River and its Three Gorges Dam, reports AFP.
Holding back the Yangtze – for now
(August 31, 2010) Thirty-five years on from the horrific Banqiao Dam disaster, heavy flooding is causing some Chinese to wonder whether the new Three Gorges Dam is an engineering triumph or a tragedy waiting to happen, writes CLIFFORD COONAN in Beijing.
China Flexes Hydropower Muscle
(August 27, 2010) A recent dam project completed in China means the country is now able to call itself the global king of hydropower capacity, writes Marwaan Macan-Markar.
In man versus nature, nature always wins
(August 26, 2010) More evidence that the fallout from natural disasters hitting countries like Pakistan are being made worse made poor development.
Bad development policies and centralized political control behind the severity of Pakistan’s floods
(August 26, 2010) Brady Yauch writes that a number of critics say the real story about the recent floods in Pakistan is one unaccountable development, centralized political control and mismanagement of the country’s Indus River system.
China’s hydropower capacity up 50 percent by 2015: report
(August 26, 2010) According to AFP, a top Chinese official says the country’s hydropower plans are about to shift into overdrive.
Flood peak arrives at China’s Three Gorges Dam
(August 24, 2010) The Three Gorges dam is forced to stand tall in the face of severe flooding.
China’s dam spree continues
(August 24, 2010) The Chinese government is forging ahead with its ambitious and controversial plans for development on its rivers, writes Brady Yauch.
China geological disasters ten times higher this year but officials insist dams and development are not to blame
(August 23, 2010) Chinese officials say “there’s nothing to see here” regarding the rise in geological disasters.
The expensive Three Gorges flood control project
(August 19, 2010) As the Chinese people fret these days about our unusual weather, and about floods in the north and south, and in the Yangtze valley in particular, a Web posting attracted widespread attention. Using material from the official media, such as Xinhua and CCTV, and highlighting their headlines in particular, the authors accused the Three Gorges project authority of “boasting.”
Mud buries a county devoid of trees and plans
(August 17, 2010) Lumberjacks stripped slopes and builders ignored warnings before deadly mudslides devastated Zhouqu County.
In China, Three Gorges Dam’s image showing some cracks
(August 16, 2010) The dam was hailed as an engineering feat that could withstand the worst flood in 100 years. But this year’s torrential rains have severely tested its capacity to control the surging Yangtze, writes John M. Glionna in the Los Angeles Times.
Images: Trash at Three Gorges
(August 16, 2010) Heavy rains and recent floods have dumped tons of garbage in the Three Gorges reservoir. Local reports say that in some places, the garbage is so thick people can walk on the surface.
Images: Trash at Three Gorges
(August 16, 2010) Heavy rains and recent floods have dumped tons of garbage in the Three Gorges reservoir. Local reports say that in some places, the garbage is so thick people can walk on the surface. All photos courtesy of China Digital Times. View the original photos here.
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