Typhoon Megi: Deadly Storm Batters Taiwan and Mainland China
At least 5 have been killed, hundreds injured
Environment
07.14.16
South China Faces Worst Floods in Decades
from chinadialogueIt’s like someone poked a hole in the sky, the rain just keeps pouring down, you can’t breathe,” said Mrs Wu from Donghu, a district in Wuhan a city in central China with over 10 million residents. Mrs Wu lives in Chunshuli, an...
Torrential Rain Wreaks Havoc in Central, Eastern China but Yangtze Flood Risks Diminish
El Nino reaches Central China, flood controll efforts reach a critical state....
Super Typhoon Rammasun Bears Down on Southern China
Downgraded as it passed over the Philippines, the storm has gained strength again over the South China Sea and is now battering Hainan, with its inner eye wall hugging the island's coast.
Environment
05.17.13
China Tops Table for Disaster-Induced Displacement of People
from chinadialogueMore than a third of all people forced from their homes by disasters such as floods, storms, and earthquakes in the past five years were in China, says a new report from the leading international body on displacement.
Around 49.8 million...
Cold in China Kills 180,000 Cattle, Threatens Power
A severly cold winter is causing blizzards in the north, threatening electricity supplies in the south where the government is unused to dealing with such temperatures.
Heaviest Rains in 60 Years Kill 37 in Beijing
The Chinese capital's heaviest rainstorm in six decades killed at least 37 people, flooded streets and stranded 80,000 people at the main airport, state media and the government said on Sunday.