China creates "man-made oasis" along longest inland river Sep 15, 2007
In the past seven years, the Tarim River Administration has infused 2 ... The eight water infusion projects conducted since 2000 have expanded the water surface in the lower reaches of the Tarim Riverby 149 square kilometers and 180 square kilometers of vegetations have been restored, said Yu ... Tarim River used to end at Lop Nur Lake, once the largest saltwater lake in China that has gone dry due to environmental deterioration. (Xinhuanet, China)
Protect our precious freshwater resources Dec 28, 2006
At the same time, the management and control of the Tarim River in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the Heihe River in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province have been strengthened. In addition, reforestation has been carried out in many areas. (Xinhuanet, China)
China pipeline raises ethnic strife Nov 5, 2006
As in Iran and Saudi Arabia at the turn of the last century, the energy boom in the region's Tarim River basin and Taklamakan desert is focusing global attention on an area rich in history but forgotten by the modern world. To satisfy the energy demands of its fast-growing coastal cities, China is building a 2,600-mile pipeline from here that will traverse the craggy steppes and sparsely populated villages of the old Silk Road, and run directly to Shanghai and possibly to Beijing. (Boston Globe)
A growing dustbowl in China Sep 18, 2006
In the western province of Xinjiang, the Tarim River, which began to run dry in 1972 following construction of a reservoir in its middle, has almost totally disappeared. As a result, the large poplar groves around it that once served as a barrier between two deserts, the Taklamakan and the Kumtag, are disappearing and the two parched swathes of sand are merging. (Boston Globe)
Floods, lightning strikes leave 25 dead in NW China Aug 15, 2006
In early August, the Aksu River, the Hotan River and the Yarkang River, all major branches of the Tarim River in southern Xinjiang, were hit by the worst flooding in 10 years, according to the office of the regional flood control and drought relief headquarters. The floods were mainly caused by rapidly melting snow, said the office. (Xinhuanet, China)
Full text: Environmental Protection in China Jun 5, 2006
The authorities have also completed the EIA work regarding the Special Plan on the Integrated Construction of the National Forestry and Paper-making Industry, conducted EIA work regarding the development and utilization planning of the Tarim River valley, the middle and lower reaches of the Lancang River, the Dadu River in , the upper reaches of the Yalong River, and the Yuanshui River valley. When applying EIA to the Nujiang River valley hydropower development plan, comparisons were made... (People's Daily Online, China)
World's Key Deserts in Danger From Climate Change Jun 5, 2006
It said that in China's Tarim River basin more than 12,000 square km (4,500 sq mile) of land had been salinized over the past 30 years. The energy-intensive desalination plants which turn salt water into fresh water in some energy-rich countries in the Middle East are not generally attractive in an era when energy prices are rising rapidly. (Planet Ark, United States)
