The torrent along the Yangzi

Article Abstract:

China faces serious flooding which threatens Wuhan, an industrial city. The Yangzi floods are the worst since 1954 and over 2,000 people have died. Infrastructure, real estate and crops have been damaged, and lesser rivers have also flooded in northern China. The government had hoped for economic growth of 8% in 1998 but growth had already dropped to 7% in early 1998 and the flood could cut growth by 0.4% according to official estimates and 1% according to western estimates. China aims to avoid devaluing, and a trade surplus was announced for Jul 1998.

China, Economic aspects

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Torrent of water, torrent of rage

Article Abstract:

Algerians are blaming the government for the havoc caused by the Nov 2001 floods, in which more than 600 people died and thousands lost their homes. The accusations of negligence and the riots since then reflect the widespread anger towards the rulers which existed even before the floods.

Algeria

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Water in California: wrong place

Article Abstract:

The federal government is restricting the water California farmers receive from the Central Valley Project due to the effects low water levels have on the chinook salmon population. The politics of water in California are discussed.

Laws, regulations and rules, California, Agricultural policy, Water-supply, Agricultural, Agricultural water supply, Central Valley Project (California)

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