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The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Looming Water Crisis Threatens Everything from Data Centers to Farms
July 2nd, 2024
Via The Economist, a report on China’s looming water crisis: In Queshan county, on the plains of central China, fields that are usually green with maize plants are brown and dusty. It has barely rained for two months and village wells are running dry. “We depend on the Emperor of Heaven to make a living,” […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Central China Farmers Face Crop Failures In ‘Withering’ Drought
June 24th, 2024
Via Terra Daily, a report on central China’s drought: Farmer Bao Mingchen gestured to a dry pipe where water typically irrigates a patch of crops, the soil now cracked under a drought hitting China’s vast agricultural hinterland. “Everything is dry,” he said as he strode along the perimeter of a rice paddy near his home […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China Diverts Water To Drought-Affected Regions
June 17th, 2024
Via ECNS.cn, a report that People try to rescue a stranded vehicle on a flooded road in Hezhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Saturday. Heavy rainfall hit central and northern areas of Hezhou from Friday night into Saturday, leading to flooding on some roads. (HUANG XUHU/FOR CHINA DAILY) Chinese authorities called for enhanced emergency water […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Tallest Waterfall In China Is Fed By Pipes
June 5th, 2024
Via The Washington Post, a report on Yuntai Falls – considered China’s “tallest uninterrupted waterfall” – which, officials admitted, has its water is sourced from a pipe network during the drier months: Shrouded in mist and towering nearly twice as high as the Washington Monument, local officials describe Yuntai Falls as China’s “tallest uninterrupted waterfall” […]
Read more »Is Myanmar’s Junta About to Revive a Controversial Dam Project?
May 24th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a report that Myanmar’s junta has formed a new committee for the Myitsone hydropower project, which was suspended in 2011: Myanmar’s military junta may be considering reviving the China-backed Myitsone Dam project, which was suspended more than a decade ago after protests over its possible impact on the environment, the Associated Press […]
Read more »India’s Teesta River Funding: Ambition or Illusion?
May 23rd, 2024
Courtesy of the Asia Times, an article on how India can strengthen its relationship with Bangladesh and counterbalance China’s growing regional influence: During a visit to Dhaka on May 8-9, Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra expressed India’s interest in financing the Teesta River project, marking a significant shift in India’s engagement with Bangladesh regarding this […]
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