Dams are conventionally regarded as emitters of GHGs in large rivers. A team from Peking University of China, however, has disrupted this perception, based on whole system thinking applied to the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) on ...
Environment
Apr 19, 2022
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The emergence and spread of agriculture in the Neolithic had a revolutionary impact on the development of human society, and it provided a solid economic basis for the origin and development of human civilization. In southern ...
Archaeology
Apr 7, 2022
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Although the Yangtze River has a high biodiversity and is a key river for global biodiversity conservation, little attention has been paid to underwater noise pollution in the world's busiest inland river in terms of shipping.
Plants & Animals
Jan 11, 2022
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A new study finds that fly ash—particles left over from burning coal—make up between 37 and 72 percent of all particulate organic carbon carried by the Yangtze River in China, or around 200,000 to 400,000 tons of carbon ...
Environment
May 25, 2021
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China is planning a mega dam in Tibet able to produce triple the electricity generated by the Three Gorges—the world's largest power station—stoking fears among environmentalists and in neighbouring India.
Environment
Apr 11, 2021
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A new study examining sediments from the Yangtze River sheds new light on the formation of one of the world's great waterways.
Earth Sciences
Mar 11, 2021
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In a study published online in Molecular Ecology Resources, a research team led by Prof. He Shunping from Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and collaborators have revealed the evolutionary ...
Evolution
Feb 1, 2021
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Large-scale global forecasting and on-the-ground observations need to meld into one system to better predict and prevent wide-spread flooding disasters, according to an international research team who published a short view ...
Environment
Dec 24, 2020
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Parts of southern China still cleaning up Thursday from floods that have left at least 20 people dead or missing are forecast to be hit with more rain over coming days.
Environment
Jun 11, 2020
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The new decade 2020 began with the sad announcement that another species is now extinct—the Chinese Paddlefish (Psephurus gladius), a close relative of the sturgeon family. A paper by Chinese scientists concluded (based ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 13, 2020
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