Flooding Inundates Southern China
Economic and human losses soar as heavy rainfall continues in Southern China.
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China Looks to Increase Hydropower to Meet Clean Energy Goals
While the superpower announces ambitious sustainability goals, it faces droughts and intensive energy needs.
Drought in South China is Worst in Decades
Parts of southern China are being ravaged by a severe three-season drought. Millions of people lack adequate water supplies, and millions of acres of cropland are too dry to plant.
China May Relocate 300,000 from Three Gorges Region
Water pollution and river bank instability pose more serious problems than expected on the reservoir banks.
Video: Following the Hidden Waters of Southwest China’s Karst Region
A look at what is commonly considered the greatest Karst landscape on earth, and its secret waters that flow underneath.
China’s Karst Region: Infographics
As they span significant areas of Asia, Europe and the Americas, karst landscapes cover some 15 percent of the Earth’s land mass. Scientists estimate that these areas of porous bedrock are home to as many as 1.5 billion people, a quarter of the global population.
The Orphans of Yuang Shi Dong: China Cave Reflects Spiritual, Scientific Worlds
Zhou Mungqiu, who is 11 years old and whose name means “dream of spring,” pointed up to the top of Yuan Shi Dong, the “Fate Lion Cave,” where a fragile sliver of light descended from a small hole. Beside her, Shi Shanhong, whose name means kindness, also looked up and giggled.
Tracing Kunming, China’s Freshwater Hazards
KUNMING — The ground quakes with a blast as the limestone fragments are blown from their roots, like giant white teeth shattered and unmoored. Nearby, a worker prepares his drill to place another stick of dynamite deep within the rock. He stops for a moment, places his foot high on the rubble and surveys the vast construction landscape that will soon become China’s fourth largest airport.
China Karst Credits
Acknowledgments Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars China Environment Forum Dr. Jennifer Turner, director Peter Marsters, program assistant Western Kentucky University Hoffman Institute Dr. Chris Groves, director Circle of Blue J. Carl Ganter, managing director Project Producers Aaron Jaffe Nadya Ivanova Senior Editor Keith Schneider Reporter Christina Larson Interactive Editor Eric Daigh Text and Research […]
Karst Landscapes in China, Across the Continents
Although caves and karst landscapes often serve as a destination for fourth grade field trips, they certainly have direct relevance to the 1.5 billion people who live in karst regions — many of whom rely on karst aquifers for drinking water.
‘Romeo and Juliet’ of China Captured in Karst
Among all the scenic spots in Shilin, the rock of Ashima in the Small Stone Forest is the most famous. This rock resembles a girl, with a kerchief on her head and a bamboo basket on her back. The shape and expression are surprisingly lifelike. Tourists dress up in traditional Sani — a branch of the Yi ethnic group — dresses to strike the same pose next to the stone girl.
