China is the process of re-settling 330,0000 people near the soon-to-be expanded Danjiankou reservoir to already highly populated parts of Central China as part of its South-North Water Transfer Project.

The project has been in the works for 50 years and will cost an estimated $62 billion dollars. It involves transferring water from the South's rivers to the North's increasingly dry areas. An ... read more >>

AUTHORITIES HAVE stopped shipping through China’s massive Three Gorges Dam on the upper reaches of the country’s longest river, the Yangtze, because the dam was due to experience another flood peak yesterday.

Water levels at the world’s largest hydroelectric project have been at high levels for weeks from record rains in its upper reaches, causing some of the worst flooding for decades.

The ... read more >>

The human suffering of millions in Pakistan's floods may have just begun if the country destablizes -- meaning, the U.S. could be there for a very long time. ... read more >>

I have seen pictures of the flooding in Pakistan, read articles, but I have not seen any Indus River flow graphs yet.

Thanks to data provided by the Pakistan Meterological Department, I was able to put this graphic together this morning. Click on the image to enlarge. It shows hydrographs from different points along the Indus River for the month of August. WOW! ... read more >>

ISLAMABAD — Massive flooding in Pakistan has added to criticism of the already-weak civilian government while boosting the image of the military, a potential blow to U.S. and domestic hopes of fostering a strong Pakistani democracy after years of army rule.

Even before the crisis began nearly a month ago, the government faced discontent as power shortages, Islamist militant violence and econom ... read more >>

When a new U.S. president takes office, the first official announcements often undo policies set under the previous administration. In 2001, for example, President George W. Bush notoriously suspended a new standard for arsenic in drinking water that had been announced late in the Clinton administration. The new rule cut the allowed level of arsenic from 0.05 micrograms per liter of water to 0.01 ... read more >>

High levels of arsenic in the groundwater in areas of northeast India and Bangladesh are a recognised public health problem. However, the Isolux Technologies Division of MEL Chemicals, Inc. teamed up with an Indian engineering firm in 2009 to supply 39 arsenic treatment systems customised to the requirements of rural Indian villages. ... read more >>

Bidding farewell to their hometown for good, 499 villagers in central China's Hubei Province left their homes Wednesday morning, becoming the first group to relocate to make way for China's South-North Water Diversion Project (SNWD). Their hometown of Niuhelin District, Danjiankou City, will be submerged by 2014 under 170 metres of water. ... read more >>