yangtze river
China to keep looking for likely extinct dolphin (Reuters)
Sun, 17 Dec 2006 05:38:20 GMT | Yahoo! News
Reuters - Chinese scientists will continue to
search for a rare freshwater dolphin unique to the Yangtze
River, although it is possibly extinct after a 38-day search
failed to find any, Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.
Power firm managers punished for Yangtze River diesel oil spill
Tue, 26 Dec 2006 07:40:21 +0800 | peopledaily.com
Two managers of a power generating company in southwest China were sacked and another was given a warning following a 17-ton diesel oil spill which polluted the Yangtze River and affected the local water supply.
Yangtze drought triggers debate over China's Three Gorges dam (AFP)
Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:23:45 GMT | Yahoo! News
AFP - Prolonged drought along the Yangtze has reduced China's longest river to record lows, triggering a debate over the Three Gorges dam's ability to generate power, state media said Thursday.
China floods kill 32, Yangtze is rising (AP)
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:39:15 GMT | Yahoo! News
AP - Flooding in China's far west has killed 32 people, state media said Thursday, while a central city of 9 million was on high alert as the mighty Yangtze River approached dangerous heights.
Rare river dolphin 'spotted' in China - earth - 30 August 2007 - New Scientist Environment
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:39:08 +0000 | Newsvine China
A rare dolphin, thought to be extinct, may have been sighted swimming in the Yangtze River in China. But scientists fear that even if the sighting of the Baiji, or Yangtze river dolphin, is confirmed it may be too late to bring the species back from the dead.
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