Month: August 2021

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Lower albedo drives glacier melting on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: study

August 4, 2021 CEN_com 0

Chinese researchers have found that albedo **reduction was an important driver of glacier melting on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its surrounding areas. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as “the water tower of Asia,” houses abundant glaciers vital to the regional water cycle and water resources in downstream areas. The glaciers have been shrinking in recent years, mostly due to global warming. They are also profoundly modulated by surface albedos, according to […]

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VIDEO: Chinese company opens its first overseas wind farm project in Ethiopia to world

August 4, 2021 CEN_com 0

Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) held an online open house event at the Aysha Wind Farm Project in Ethiopia on July 12, showcasing the progress of the project and the company’s contribution to local development. It is the first wind power project in the Somali Region of the country and the first of its kind to be generally contracted by DEC overseas. Click link for video: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-08-04/DEC-opens-its-first-overseas-wind-farm-project-in-Ethiopia-to-world-12rOmR16UzC/index.html Source: CGTN 04-Aug-2021

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China imposes massive travel restrictions to combat Delta outbreak

August 4, 2021 CEN_com 0

Xinhua News, 4 August 2021 China has imposed massive travel restrictions, including temporary closure of airports and travel alerts for citizens to other places across the country, to contain the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19. All 31 provincial-level regions in the Chinese mainland have urged citizens not to go to medium and high-risk areas for COVID-19 or leave the provinces where they live unless it is necessary. Twenty-three […]

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Should the United States be investigated by the WHO over COVID-19’s origins?

August 3, 2021 CEN_com 0

Report on CGTN Think Tank Online Survey Full survey report: ** Click to access Should-the-United-States-be-investigated-by-the-WHO-over-COVID-19-origins-English-version.pdf CGTN Think Tank conducted a global online survey, available in six UN official languages, on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, VK, Weibo and WeChat, on July 30. Participants were asked: “Do you think the WHO should investigate the U.S. as part of the origin-tracing study of COVID-19?” About 83 percent of social media users answered YES. Participants in […]

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Namibia eager to partner with China on wildlife cooperation

August 3, 2021 CEN_com 0

“Namibia-China cooperation is very cordial and a genuine one, especially when it comes to conservation programs and also environmental programs. We have cooperated in many areas, especially areas of anti-poaching programs, areas of general conservation of our biodiversity,” said Pohamba Shifeta, Namibia’s Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism. WINDHOEK, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — Namibia is eager to partner with China on wildlife cooperation, the African country’s environment minister said during […]

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China to activate world’s first ‘clean’ Thorium nuclear reactor in September: Why It Matters

August 3, 2021 CEN_com 0

Chinese scientists have unveiled plans for a first-of-its-kind, experimental nuclear reactor that does not need water for cooling. After a 2 gigawatt prototype has undergone tests in September, China plans to build its first commercial thorium reactor. Measuring only 3 meters tall and 2.5 m wide, the researchers claim it will be capable of generating 100 megawatts of electricity, enough to provide power for 100,000 people. The reactor must be […]

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China poised to back Thailand’s move to solar

August 2, 2021 CEN_com 0

China’s foothold in producing solar panels in Thailand, as well as investing in and building solar power stations there, will be essential if the country is to continue to move away from fossil fuels with sufficient speed. Thailand is in the midst of a policy shift toward solar projects.  In March 2021 Thailand announced it will draft a master plan to reach net zero carbon emissions. Though it has not […]

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Some 2019 EVALI patients in the US may have been infected with COVID-19

August 2, 2021 CEN_com 0

Scientists urge US to screen for COVID-19 in vaping-related lung disease and share data It’s possible that some of the patients of the mysterious vaping-related lung disease that swept through all of the 50 US states in 2019 were actually COVID-19 patients, according to a group of Chinese scientists and radiologists after reviewing some 250 chest CT scans from published papers. These scientists urged the US to start screening for […]

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CHINA FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT MISSION STARTS IN NORTH PACIFIC

August 2, 2021 CEN_com 0

Two China Coast Guard vessels will cruise on the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean during a 31-day patrol.The mission aims to strengthen supervision over the fishing boats operating on the seas of the North Pacific Ocean, in accordance with relevant United Nations General Assembly resolution and the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean. Two coast guard ships dispatched […]

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“Sponge cities” aim to make China’s 126,000 km² of coastal areas resilient to rising sea levels from climate change

August 1, 2021 CEN_com 0

Since 2014, thirty pilot sponge cities were named, using permeable water systems and green infrastructure to manage floods, replenish water supplies, and restore ecosystems, though experts continue to stress importance of reducing carbon emissions. This article explains how the most populous nation on the planet is responding to the threat of rising sea levels and flooding.  *************************** China has around 126,000 square kilometers of coastal area at or below 10 […]