New tool used to reinforce dikes
2016-07-11 10:58:59
Police are using a new movable tool for the first time to prevent flood water from breaching dikes in the eastern province of Anhui, the news app Qilu Yidian reported.
Staying cool at the zoo amid Shanghai heat wave
2016-07-11 10:44:11
Staying cool at the zoo amid Shanghai heat wave
Guarding against disaster: China on alert
2016-07-11 09:19:10
Dike patrolman Shao Wentao, 34, has been bowed down with anxiety in recent days. Looking across the Yangtze River at Wuhan, Hubei province, the mud flats he had inspected dozens of times were completely submerged by turbid water.
Wicked weather adds torment to a train
2016-07-11 09:15:56
In June last year, I took a ride on a century-old meter-gauge railway in Kenya that I thought was the worst travel experience ever. The train was running eight hours behind schedule. Waking from a sleep of four hours, I found it had moved only about 16 kilometers.
Appeals by religious leaders fall on deaf ears
2016-07-11 09:11:23
Although many people cite religious beliefs as their motivation for the unauthorized release of animals into the wild, religious leaders do not condone the practice.
China sets pace for green energy
2016-07-11 09:04:26
Country expects to reach its goals well ahead of stated 2030 deadline.
Typhoons born later often grow up stronger
2016-07-11 08:58:45
The first typhoon of 2016, a monster named Nepartak, made its second landfall in Fujian on Saturday, with more－and stronger－typhoons expected to affect the country's coastal regions due to the La Nina phenomenon, the national meteorological authority said.
'Compassion' overload poses ecosystem threat
2016-07-11 08:48:15
People who release animals into the wild believe they are being kind, but their actions pose a potential danger to the natural world.
On the front lines of China's flood battle
2016-07-11 08:13:36
Data points to the country experiencing its worst flooding in 20 years.
Typhoon Nepartak leaves six dead, eight missing in east China
2016-07-11 06:55:28
Six people were killed and eight others remain missing after Typhoon Nepartak made landfall and swept through Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, authorities said Sunday.
Smaller rivers proving the bigger challenge
2016-07-11 04:18:41
With Typhoon Nepartak still battering China's coastline, it looks like the severe flooding that has already soaked many cities in recent weeks will continue to play havoc in the Yangtze River basin.