Drought affects 35 million, no end in sight
2011-05-30 07:00
China's worst drought in 50 years has affected 35 million people along the Yangtze River. The two largest fresh water lakes - Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake - are both drying up dramatically.
Dried-up lakes rouse pest worries
Dried-up lakes rouse pest worries
2011-05-30 07:24
Experts worry that a destructive vole will find a congenial home in the large expanses of the Dongting Lake bed that have been exposed during the current drought and will infest nearby places.
Honghu Lake dried up
2011-05-30 09:02
Honghu Lake, China's seventh-largest freshwater lake, is suffering from the worst drought in 70 years, having received just 144 millimetres of rainfall from January 21 to May 21 this year, only 21 percent of the amount recorded during the same period last year.
Severe drought ravages Central and East China
2011-05-28 16:12
Severe drought plagues South and East China regions
Measures announced to fight lingering drought
2011-05-27 21:59
China's top drought relief authority said Friday the management of the Three Gorges Dam will be improved to help alleviate drought and the government will allocate funds to support anti-drought efforts in worst-hit regions.
Students suffer water shortage in drought
2011-05-27 09:57
Students wait in lines to get water from a truck on a school playground in Xihe township, Suizhou city, Central China's Hubei province, May 26, 2011. The drought has left 5,400 residents and two schools in Xihe short of drinking water.
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.
New reservoir to keep Shanghai in fresh water
2011-05-26 09:12
The city's tap water supply will not be undermined by the lingering drought and the consequent intrusion of saltwater, a local official from the water authority has said.
'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.
Severe drought drains farmland and fish ponds
2011-05-26 08:01
Fishing boats and farmland have been left desolate in the drought-hit areas along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, inflicting huge losses on farmers.
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.
Shanghai invaded by rare salt tide amid drought
2011-05-26 06:42
The lingering drought that has plagued central China for months triggered salt tides in the coastal city of Shanghai on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

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