‘Playful’ beggars flood China tourist city for alcohol, cigarettes as new form of expression
This signifies an element of rebellion as a way to push against norms and liberate from typical expectations Chinese youths ...
China Daily8d
China escalates flood control measures as climate risks grow
In recent years, as the threat of climate change looms larger, China has experienced a surge in extreme rainfall events and ...
Cities face 'whiplash' of floods, droughts as temperatures rise, study warns
The weather in some of the world's most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again as rising ...
A weekend of fire and ice: China’s east hit by snow blizzards and record heat
Extreme weather fluctuated wildly across China this weekend, bringing massive snowstorms to one province and record heat to ...
The Architects' Journal6d
In practice: Soak it up – flood prevention nature’s way
Celebrated landscape architect Kongjian Yu tells Rob Wilson how he developed the Sponge City concept and about water’s ...
The World from PRX12d
China’s reaction to US tariffs
President Donald Trump has imposed new tariffs on the United States’ top three trading partners, Canada, Mexico and China.
Phys.org24d
Researchers unravel flood dynamics in China's Kumalak River Catchment in Tianshan Region
A recent study published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science has shed light on the factors influencing floods in the Kumalak River catchment, China. The study, led by Prof. Chen Yaning from the ...
Reinsurance News12d
Ping An partners with JBA to enhance flood risk management
Company of China has entered a flood maps licensing agreement with UK-based flood specialist JBA Risk Management to enhance ...