33 Coal Miners Rescued in China
November 19 | Associated Press
Thirty-three miners were rescued from a flooded mine in Jiaxian County, Henan Province, China. The miners are said to have been working in an unauthorized area of the mine.
Related stories.
|
 |
 |
|
|
 |
China Will Develop Iraqi Oil
November 17 | New York Times
China National Petroleum Corporation has reached an agreement with North Oil, an Iraqi-owned company, to develop the Adhab Oil Field, located southeast of Baghdad.
Related stories.
|
 |
Floods in Vietnam and China
November 6 | BBC News
Heavy rains have caused flooding and landslides in parts of China and Vietnam. Nearly 200 people have been reported dead or missing.
Related stories.
|
 |
Russia - China Pipeline
October 31 | Washington Post
China and Russia have discussed a pipeline between Siberia and northeastern China for years. Now they have an agreement.
Related stories.
|
 |
Strange 8-Armed Animal Fossil Found
October 31 | Discovery News
Fossils of an eight-limbed sea creature have been found in both shale in China and quartz in Australia. Research indicates that the creature, called Eoandromeda octobrachiata, could have lived over 300 million years prior to the first dinosaurs.
Related stories.
|
 |
China’s First Spacewalk
September 28 | International Hearld Tribune
Zhai Zhigang made China’s first spacewalk on Saturday. It was a thirteen minute venture in space, broadcast live on Chinese television. The spacecraft and crew of three landed in Inner Mongolia later that day.
Related stories.
|
 |
Zinc and Lead Prices Down
September 15 | BusinessDay.com
The current recession has lowered the demand for zinc and lead. That, combined with increased zinc and lead production in China has resulted in large price drops for both of these metals. The new lower prices are eliminating lots of mining jobs in other parts of the world.
Related stories.
|
 |
China Mining Waste Landslide
September 14 | Terra Daily
Several hundred people are thought to have died in China when a dam holding mining waste and sludge collapsed, sending a landslide of debris into a nearby village.
Related stories.
|
 |
China Flooding and Landslides
August 13 | Terra Daily
Tropical storm Kammuri has caused flash flooding and landslides in the Yunnan province of southwestern China. 28 fatalities have been reported, and over 10,000 people have evacuated their homes.
Related stories.
|
 |
More Earthquakes in Sichuan, China
August 6 | CNN
China’s Sichuan province has experienced several more earthquakes in the past week. A magnitude 6.2 quake on August 5th has caused at least two fatalities and 22 injuries. It occurred just hours after the Olympic torch relay passed through Sichuan.
USGS reports: Magnitude 5.7 on August 1, 6.2 on August 5, and 4.8 on August 6.
Related stories.
|
 |
China Eyes Marcellus and Fayetteville
July 28 | Reuters
China National Petroleum Corporation is considering to take minority ownership stakes in some of the Marcellus Shale and Fayetteville Shale properties that will be offered by Chesapeake Energy.
More information on Marcellus Shale.
Related stories.
|
 |
Indian Oil is in the Red
July 28 | Business Week
Indian Oil is losing about $76 million dollars per day because the government there sets a cap on the prices it can charge. As a result it is now selling below cost and loses money on every sale.
This parallels the problems experienced by PETROCHINA.
Related stories.
|
 |
PetroChina Cutting Jobs
July 27 | AFP News
You don’t hear much about oil companies cutting jobs these days but PetroChina is going to lay off 5% of their workforce because of lower profits.
Related stories.
|
 |
Typhoon Fung Wong
July 27 | Window of China
Typhoon Fung Wong is approaching China and is expected to make landfall in the Fujian Province. Over 250,000 people have been evacuated from coastline areas in anticipation of the storm.
Related stories.
|
 |
Algae in China’s Coastal Waters
July 11 | Earth Observatory
Sailing events of the 2008 Summer Olympics begin on August 9th near China’s coastal town of Qungdao. The area has recently been swamped with huge floating mats of algae. About 20,000 people and 1000 boats have been mustered to clean up the algae in time for the sailing events.
Related stories.
|
 |
Karst Terrain in Guilin, China
July 5 | GEOTIMES
This GEOTIMES article features the karst topography in the Guilin area of China. The author recommends combining a trip to the Olympic Games with some geological sightseeing.
Related stories.
|
 |
Limiting Everest Climbers
June 25 | Discovery News
China is moving to limit the number of people who visit Mount Everest. Garbage and corpses left on the mountain do not decompose in the cold environment, and can contaminate runoff waters.
Related stories.
|
 |
Loess Slope Collapses and Kills 19 in China
June 16 | China Daily
A steep slope in loess collapsed in China’s Shanxi Province and killed 19 workers at a brick factory.
Related stories.
|
 |
Tangjiashan Lake Drained Successfully
June 12 | Earth Observatory
Engineers in China have successfully drained the landslide-dammed Tangjiashan Lake which formed during the May 12 earthquake. They were able to dig a drainage channel through the landslide debris and route the water through it. Earth Observatory has satellite images of the draining lake and a flood wave that went through the area a couple of days after the lake was drained.
Related stories.
|
 |
Draining China’s Landslide Dams
June 11 | Earth Observatory
Earth Observatory has a short article and satellite image pair related to draining water from Tangjiashan Lake which formed during the May 12 earthquake. Engineers face a tricky situation in that they must drain enormous amounts of water through landslide debris without triggering rapid erosion. To drain a significant amount of water from the lakes the channel must also downcut through the debris.
More on the China Earthquake of May 12, 2008
Related stories.
|
 |
Chemical Spill in China Threatens Water Supplies
June 11 | Terra Daily
Water supplies for about 200,000 people in the Guangxi Province of southwestern China were threatened when a truck hauling 33.6 tons of crude phenol overturned and spilled the chemical into the Zhesang River.
Related stories.
|
 |
Satellite Images of Tangjiashan Lake and Landslide Dam - China
June 10 | Earth Observatory
The May 12th earthquake in China triggered many large landslides that dammed rivers and streams. These produced many lakes behind unstable earthen dams that might be easily eroded when overtopped. Tangjiashan Lake is considered to be one of the most dangerous.
China Earthquake Updates
Related stories.
|
 |
Oil Consuming Nations Beg for More Production
June 9 | MSNBC
Supply and demand is part of what drives oil prices. Representatives from the main oil consuming nations (United States, China, Japan, India and South Korea) urged oil producers to increase their rate of output.
Related stories.
|
 |
Poor Construction Contributed to China’s Earthquake Losses
June 7 | Associated Press
Low quality construction in residences, schools and other buildings contributed significantly to the number of deaths in China’s May 12th earthquake.
Eastern Sichuan, China Earthquake Updates
Related stories.
|
 |
Hot Job Prospects in Australia
June 6 | Vedior.com
With economic uncertainties almost everywhere else, Australia is looking forward to a strong growth in new jobs. Situated as a relatively close source of minerals for developing markets in India and China, the Australian mineral industries are going strong.
Geologist Career Page
Related stories.
|
 |
When Will Oil Prices Fall? (Video)
June 3 | MSN Money
Jim Jubak thinks that oil prices are being held at their current high levels in part by subsidized energy prices in India and China. Consumers there are not seeing the price increases because the government and regulated oil companies are absorbing the cost.
Related stories.
|
 |
Sichuan Earthquake Updates
June 3 | Geology.com
News articles, videos, satellite images and maps related to the eastern Sichuan, China earthquake of May 12, 2008.
Related stories.
|
 |
Evacuations Below China’s Quake Lake
May 31 | MSN
Authorities in China gave evacuation orders to 200,000 people living downstream from Tangjiashan Lake which formed after earthquake-triggered landslides blocked a river. Waters threaten to breach the natural earth dam. Dozens of landslide lakes were formed during the earthquake.
Related stories.
|
 |
Photos: World’s Worst Earthquakes
May 27 | MSNBC
Thousands of small earthquakes occur every day, but only a few cause mass destruction. Learn about nine of the world’s most damaging earthquakes, such as the quake in Shensi, China, 1556; California, U.S.A., 1906; Alaska, U.S.A., 1964; Peru, 1970; Tangshan, China, 1976; Mexico City, 1985; Bam, Iran, 2003; Sumatra, Indonesia, 2004; and Kashmir, Pakistan, 2005.
Related stories.
|
 |
China Earthquake: A Magnitude 5.8 Aftershock Collapses 71,000 Homes
May 25 | MSNBC
This magnitude 5.8 aftershock occurred at about 4:00 PM Sunday. USGS reports that it is amoung the most powerful aftershocks of the May 12 earthquake.
Related stories.
|
 |
China Earthquake Potential Was Detailed Last Year
May 23 | National Geographic News
In a July 2007 edition of the journal Tectonics, scientists reported that Sichuan was due for a major earthquake.
Related stories.
|
 |
China Earthquake Updates
May 22 | Geology.com
Links to six more news stories and one new video. Stories include:
- Landslides form 21 unstable dams.
- Distribution of aftershock epicenters.
- Schools at risk.
- Survivors still being found in the rubble.
- ABC News Earthquake Photo Gallery
Related stories.
|
 |
“Disaster Fatigue” - Donors Are Giving Less to Disasters
May 20 | MSNBC
Charities have a name for it… “Disaster Fatigue”…. When one disaster after another hits, the ability and willingness of some people to donate are significantly reduced. Charities believe that the problem is happening from the close proximity of Cyclone Nargis and the China Earthquake.
Related stories.
|
 |
China Earthquake Aftershock Trends
May 15 | Geology.com
This image is a USGS plot of epicenters of the main shock and the after shocks for the Sichuan, China earthquake. The spread of epicenters along the fault is an indication of the tremendous strain accumulated prior to rupture.
Related stories.
|
 |
Zipingku Dam: Cracks Discovered After China’s Earthquake
May 14 | Sky News
Dangerous cracks have been discovered in he Zipingku Dam, located about five kilometers upstream from the earthquake damaged community of Dujiangyan.
Related stories.
|
 |
China Earthquake: News, Videos, Photos, Maps
May 14 | Geology.com
Information on the Eastern Sichuan, China magnitude 7.9 earthquake from USGS, newspapers and online news sources.
Related stories.
|
 |
China Earthquake: Thousands of Aftershocks
May 13 | Channel NewsAsia
Aftershocks continued to occur in western China through Tuesday, May 13, when a magnitude 5.9 tremor shook Sichuan’s capital of Chengdu at 3:10 PM local time. Almost 2,000 aftershocks have occurred in the earthquake-prone area since Monday, and are hindering rescue efforts.
Related stories.
|
 |
China Earthquake Kills 10,000
May 12 | MSNBC NEWS
The 7.9 magnitude earthquake early today in China is thought to have killed an estimated 10,000 people. It destroyed small towns north of Sichuan’s provincial capital of Chengdu. It was felt as far away as Vietnam.
Related stories.
|
 |
China Earthquake: Magnitude 7.8 Strikes Eastern Sichuan
May 12 | USGS
A major earthquake struck western China today, at 2:28 PM local time. There are early reports of damage and casualties…
School Collapse
Three Gorges Dam Not Damaged
Related stories.
|
 |
Clean Air for the Beijing Olympics
May 7 | GEOTIMES
Beijing, China has a long-standing reputation for air that is thick with pollution and haze. In the past few years they claim to have spent about $17 billion trying to clean it up. A GEOTIMES article takes a look at the problem and the progress.
Related stories.
|
 |
China to Build Peru’s Largest Smelting Plant
May 7 | AFP News
China is investing a lot more in South America. Aluminum Corporation of China is spending $2.15 billion on the Toromocho Copper Project. This site has an estimated 1.526 millon tons in copper reserves and will host a new smelter to yield 250,000 tons per year.
Related stories.
|
 |
Tracking Pollution from China To North America
April 14 | NASA
In a new NASA study, researchers taking advantage of improvements in satellite sensor capabilities, offer the first measurement-based estimate of the amount of pollution from East Asian forest fires, urban exhaust, and industrial production that makes its way to western North America. (NASA Image)
Related stories.
|
 |
Broken Ice Dam Forces 13,000 From Homes in China
March 27 | Earth Observatory
Cold weather in China caused one of the heaviest ice accumulations in decades to form on the Yellow River. An ice dam broke last week and an enormous flood of water and ice swept down the channel. About 13,000 people were evacuated.
Related stories.
|
 |
China’s Three Gorges Dam: An Environmental Catastrophe?
March 26 | Scientific American
An article in Scientific American: For the past thirty years environmental experts have warned that China’s Three Gorges Dam was going to do environmental damage in many different ways. Chinese officials denied it but now a new generation of leaders are starting to realize that many of the warnings were correctly given.
Related stories.
|
 |
Dust and Haze Over the Sea of Japan
March 15 | Earth Observatory
Earth Observatory has a new satellite image that shows a plume of dust and haze blowing eastward from China and Korea. March is a time of dust storms in the Gobi Desert which may contribute to this plume.
Related stories.
|
 |
Demand for Coal Continues to Rise in China
March 7 | Energy Daily
China uses coal for about 70 percent of their energy. Even though they are the world’s leading coal producer, they have begun to import it from other countries to meet the rising demand. While using a greater percentage of renewable resources is an attainable goal, industry will probably continue to grow and expand exponentially, and reliance upon coal will not be reduced.
Related stories.
|
 |
Tiny Pterosaur Fossil Found in China
February 14 | National Geographic
Chinese and Brazilian scientists have discovered one of the smallest pterosaurs known. Nemicolopterus crypticus is a toothless reptile with a 10-inch wingspan that lived in China about 120 million years ago.
Related stories.
|
 |
Satellite Improves Understanding of Earth’s Water Changes
February 10 | Jackson School of Geosciences
Twin satellites are used to make precise measurements of gravity-field changes on Earth. The data has been used to establish the rapid loss of ice mass from Greenland and Antarctica, and major changes in water storage in China’s Yengtze River.
Related stories.
|
 |
China To Monitor Global Disasters Through Satellite
January 29 | Terra Daily
China might use one if it’s environmental resources satellites to monitor natural disasters, both in China and in other parts of the world. A number of other countries are very interested in obtaining this information from the Chinese satellites.
Related stories.
|
 |
One Billion Tons of Iron Ore Found in China
January 25 | News.cn
A massive iron ore deposit has been discovered in the Liaoning Province of northeastern China. Unfortunately it is over 1200 meters below the surface.
Related stories.
|
 |
|
 |