Topic: Three Gorges Dam
BEIJING (Reuters) - Thousands of tonnes of garbage washed down by recent torrential rain are threatening to jam the locks of China's massive Three Gorges Dam, and is in places so think people can stand on it, state media said on Monday.Chen ...
Layers of trash are building up in the Yangtze, much of it washed into the river in recent heavy rains and floods, are threatening to jam China's massive Three Gorges Dam, state media said Monday.The garbage is so thick in parts of ...
Some say China's water ambitions need a rethinkIt is China's latest grand attempt to tame nature. The densely populated north China plain that includes Beijing has only about 8 percent of the country's water resources.The result: The quality hasn't improved despite a ...
Hydropower is the centerpiece of one of China's most praised green initiatives, but Three Gorges Dam lies at the center of an energy conundrum. Photos: China's Three Gorges Dam.
