Yangtze basin faces climate disasters

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A rising number of extreme storms and droughts are expected to hit the Yangtze River Basin in the coming decades, the result of rising temperatures globally.The basin, home... More »
People's Daily Online - Nov. 10, 2009
Climate change challenging China's Yangtze: Report
26pm IST Text Size: BEIJING: Rising temperatures will expose China's basin to extreme weather such as severe floods, drought and storms that could threaten cities such as... More »
Times of India - Nov. 11, 2009
Yangtze River basin will rise 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius in...
Affected by global climate change, the surface air temperature of China's Yangtze River Basin could go up by 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius in the next 50 years and extreme weather... More »
People's Daily Online - Nov. 10, 2009
Extreme weather forecast for Yangtze over next 50 years
Floods, droughts, heat waves and severe snowstorms could be more frequent in the Yangtze River Basin in the next 50 years as the area sees average temperatures rise by 1.5 to... More »
People's Daily Online - Nov. 10, 2009
Global warming hits China's Yangtze
A report by the World Wide Fund for Nature says future of China's Yangtze basin is endangered. --Reuters Duration: 1 min 22 sec More »
Asiaone - Nov. 10, 2009
Extreme weather is predicted for the future in Yangtze...
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Increased droughts, floods and storms will hit China's Yangtze River Basin over the next few decades, the result of rising temperatures globally,... More »
China Post - Nov. 10, 2009
Can China harness new growing techniques to combat climate...
[BEIJING] Food production in China's Yangtze River Basin will be severely challenged by climate change but these obstacles could be overcome with innovations such as new... More »
SciDev.net - Nov. 11, 2009
Climate change challenging China's Yangtze: Report
BEIJING: Rising temperatures will expose China's Yangtze River basin to extreme weather such as severe floods, drought and storms that could threaten cities such as Shanghai,... More »
Economictimes - Nov. 11, 2009
Climate change challenging China's Yangtze: report
Search All Our Sites - Powered By Bing SPACE WIRE BEIJING, Nov 11 (AFP) Nov 11, 2009 Rising temperatures will expose China's Yangtze River basin to extreme weather such as... More »
Space Daily - Nov. 10, 2009
Yangtze delta warned to prepare for climate change
China's most populous river needs massive investment and careful planning to ease the impact of climate change, which is causing floods, droughts and storms to intensify, a... More »
Mail & Guardian Online - Nov. 10, 2009
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