Three Gorges dam faces major test
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The Yangtze river continues beyond the Three Gorges dam in Zigui county, Hubei province, China. Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images China ‘s Three Gorges dam faces its biggest test this week as rain storms threaten to swell upstream water levels beyond those that preceded the Yangtze’s last devastating flood in 1998. Flood control is one of the major objectives of the 16m tonne concrete barrier, which was pushed through by the government despite concerns about the environmental and social impact .
July 19, 2010 | Posted in Green News | Read More »
Hacker training site backup lives after takedown by China Chinese authorities are making a cursory effort to crack down on hackers as of late, and have shut down hacker training website Black Hawk Safety Net. According to state-run news organization Xinhua, police in the Hubei Province made three arrests associated with the massive recruiting site [...]
