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10 Oct 2023
China: more floods and fears for food security
Flooding hit southern China again in September. On September 8, heavy rains hit Hong Kong and southern China. Over 600 mm of rain fell overnight, representing a quarter of the city's average annual rainfall. The Hong Kong Observatory said it had recorded 158.1 millimeters (6.2 inches) of rain in an hour, the highest one-hour record since records began in 1884...
7 Sep 2023
China suffers flooding and emerging food safety concerns
Since the end of July, and for just a few days, China experienced severe flooding caused by the aftermath of typhoon Doksuri. Flooding took place in the grain-growing region of northeast China whereby flood waters inundated farmland. The floods have resulted in a double catastrophe for the country, which is concerned not just about the damage from the water but also about its food security...
5 Oct 2022
China releases water into the Yangtze River in response to drought
Starting on the 12th of September, in response to the ongoing drought, the Chinese Ministry of Water Resources started discharging an additional 1.8 billion cubic metres of water from the main reservoirs in the river. This follows a similar release of 3.6 billion cubic metres in mid-August. Despite the gradual lowering of temperatures in China after the hottest and driest summer since records began, water levels in the Yangtze River Basin (YRB) have continued to drop during September...
2 Sep 2022 Henan province
Extreme heat and drought affect Chinese economy
China announced its first national drought emergency on the 19th of August 2022
1 Aug 2022 SHANGHAI, China
NDB Approves $875 Million USD For Water, Sanitation And Transport
$600 Million USD for water connection and sewage projects, mostly in the city of Sao Paulo.
28 Jul 2022 BEIJING, China
China Gradually Adapting To Climate Change
Exceptionally heavy rainfall in May and June has been succeeded by exceptionally high temperatures in July. New policy documents emphasize monitoring climate risks in key productive sectors.
3 Jul 2022 BEIJING, China
China: Work Begins On Three Major Projects
Implementation of aggressive investment plan continues; rural water projects new focus.
26 Jun 2022 BEIJING, China
"Third Pole" Water Imbalances Examined
Glacier mass in the Himalaya Kush has declined dramatically in the past 40 years due to an increase in temperature of 0.42C in each decade. Scientists have identified a shift in water stored in regional basins.
25 May 2022 BEIJING, China
80% Of World’s Farmland With Less Water By 2050, Says New Study
A new water scarcity indicator takes into account both blue water and green water and predicts that, given climate change, global agricultural water scarcity will worsen in up to 84% of the world's croplands.
5 Apr 2022 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia
Cambodia: Three Year Drought, Upstream Dam Construction Affects Phnom Penh Water Supply
Ongoing drought, coupled with rising global temperatures and extensive dam construction upstream in China and Laos have left thousands of residents in Cambodia's capital without sufficient access to clean and safe drinking water.
25 Oct 2021 BEIJING, China
Record Rainfall In China Caused Chaos In Coal Markets
Authorities curtailed energy usage at factories and ports while ramping up efforts at additional coal production.
26 Jul 2021 Zhengzhou, China
China Floods: Death Toll Rises, Hundreds Of Thousands Flee
The severe rainstorms have now moved north impacting neighbouring cities and regions, with collapsed roads and damaged dams and reservoirs cutting off power leaving thousands trapped without electricity and water supplies. In one incident, 12 drowned in a Zhengzhou train.
Locals were unprepared for the downpours as weather forecasters had issued a warning for extreme rain for the wrong place and time.
Farmers in the Henan region have lost livelihoods with at least 200,000 chickens and up to 6,000 pigs lost in the floods