Water
China has invited countries from the lower Mekong subregion to visit its Jinghong dam in order to counter claims that its dams are causing the extremely low water levels in the region.
Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva met Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Hu Zhengyue during a meeting at the Government House on Monday to discuss whether dam constructions in China could have led to the record-low water in the Mekong Ri...
The current water level on the mainstream of the Mekong River is well below average in northern Thailand and Laos, according to a report by the Mekong River Commission. The implications are serious for the people living in the area.
Despite rain, California still fighting over water
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California has been deluged with rain and snow this winter, but its epic tug-of-war over water rages on, this time in the form of a plan by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein to divert more water to the state's farmers.
Riverwall set for Tai O
The risk of flooding in Wing On Street, Tai O, during high tides in average meteorological conditions will be alleviated upon the completion of a riverwall, Chief Executive Donald Tsang says.
An Australian town has banned bottled water, claiming to be the first in the country to revert to the tap for the sake of the environment and prompting the nation's largest state government to stop buying bottled water.
Assault on the Mekong: ‘the worries are real’ says Thai activist
The co-director of a Thai NGO, TERRA (Towards Ecological Recovery & Regional Alliance), Premrudee Daoroung, talked with Tuoi Tre Daily about dams on the Mekong River. TERRA is a lead organizer in the campaign to collect signatures for the “Save th...
Records Seized in Illinois Town Accused of Water Irregularity
CRESTWOOD, Ill. —Federal agents and the Illinois state police raided Village Hall here Wednesday morning, seizing Crestwood’s drinking water records in a search for evidence of environmental crimes, officials said.
California starts water conservation awareness
SACRAMENTO (KABC) -- California water officials are planning to spend $4 million in the coming year to get out the message: conserve water. In February, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a statewide drought, after three consecutive years of belo...
Water-another global 'crisis?'
If you look at the numbers, it is hard to see how many East African communities made it through the long drought of 2005 and 2006.
Google Earth, Google Ocean: mysteries of the seafloor are mapped for the first time
• Program expanded to take in vast, unknown depths • Data will add to awareness of climate change says firm
Bugs shine a light on reservoir pollutants
Light-emitting bacteria are being used to help the Water Supplies Department ensure Hong Kong reservoirs are not threatened by pollutants.
Antarctica's 15-Million Year-Old Lake -A Living Bio Lab?
Researchers have thawed ice estimated to be perhaps a million years old or more from above Lake Vostok, an ancient lake that lies hidden more than two miles beneath the frozen surface of Antarctica using novel genomic techniques to determine how t...
Giant clam in danger, raising concern for its sustainability
The colourful shell of the giant clam is wanted by aquarium fish owners in what is a lucrative trade, causing the population of this marine animal to dramatically decrease. It’s raised fears of extinction for this marine animal in its natural ha...
Beach Please
Rick Gangwani and John Robertson question if the construction of a beach in Tai Po is worth the environmental cost.
Court jails tanker officers over SKorea's worst oil spill
SEOUL (AFP) - A South Korean court Wednesday jailed the Indian captain and chief officer of a Hong Kong supertanker after ruling they were partly to blame for the country's worst oil spill, Yonhap news agency reported.
China holds first int'l drill to curb marine pollution
China has called for closer co-operation with its neighbors to protect the marine environment from the growing risk of oil spills due to booming transportation of the resource.
Water at 10 beaches rated 'good'
Water quality at 10 beaches has been rated 'good' for this weekend by the Environmental Protection Department, with 21 'fair' and two 'poor'.
Study finds Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand face high risk from arsenic contamination
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) _ Myanmar's cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta and Indonesia's Sumatra island face high risks of arsenic contamination in groundwater that could cause cancer and other diseases in residents, according to a new study.Using a ...
Undersea volcanic rock could house greenhouse gases, scientists say
U.S. scientists say an ocean-floor bed of volcanic rocks southwest of Vancouver Island could act as a natural storage facility for millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide gas.