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Three Gorges Dam 'hugely beneficial'
2011-06-19 22:49
China Three Gorges Corporation said Sunday that the Three Gorges Dam provides huge benefits to society and economy in terms of its functions in flood control, drought prevention, clean energy and navigation.
Dramatic climate shifts due to global warming
2011-06-10 15:07
Chen Zhenghong, senior engineer at the Meteorological Bureau of Central China's Hubei province, said the sharp shift between drought and flood in East and Central China was a result of global warming, Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday.
Life behind the Three Gorges Dam
2011-06-03 07:49
th limited access to arable land and transportation, opportunities are scarce in the shadow of the great project, Hu Yinan reports from Zigui in Hubei province.
Dam 'should not be blamed for drought'
2011-06-02 13:17
The Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric project, should not be blamed for the lingering drought in South China, a government official said.
Three Gorges Dam: no more water to give
2011-05-27 11:08
Three Gorges Dam may not be able to quench the thirst of drought-hit areas in Central China after June 10 as the dam's water level has dropped two meters from 154 meters since it began releasing water.
'Big dam enhances risks of natural disasters'
2011-05-26 08:03
China's land watchdog has asked local authorities to strengthen efforts in monitoring potential geological disasters in the Three Gorges Dam region.
Is the energy sector in crisis?
2011-05-26 07:59
China is facing a real challenge, or is it a crisis, in managing the consequences of power shortage in many regions at a time when recent events in neighboring Japan remind us of the interrelationship between nature and our fragile natural resources.
China explores using fish to clean Three Gorges water
2011-05-25 13:14
China has begun the second phase of a research project to explore the use of fish to clean up water pollution in the Three Gorges Reservoir on the Yangtze River, the country's largest river.

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