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This Day in History: The Central China Floods of 1931

The deadliest natural disaster ever recorded.

by Ned Kelly, 25 August 2020

China's Worst Flooding in Decades Puts Pressure on Three Gorges Dam

Can it withstand the heavy floods this year?

by Dale Dolson, 29 July 2020

Over 300,000 People Affected by Torrential Rains in Guangxi

The heavy rainfall has damaged over 14,000 hectares of farmland and resulted in serious landslides that have damaged homes and roads.

by Matthew Bossons, 09 June 2020

Shanghai and Guangzhou at Risk of Disappearing Under Rising Sea Levels

A study published in Nature Communications​ has revealed that the rise of global sea levels due to climate change means the coastlines are three times more exposed than previously...

by That's Shanghai, 01 November 2019

At Least 3 Dead After Apocalyptic Flooding in Guangxi

Three people have died from lightning strikes in the region while an unknown number of people are still missing in floods.

by Ryan Gandolfo, 10 June 2019

Climate Catastrophe May Render Shanghai Uninhabitable by 2100

A new climate report offers a gloomy outlook for the next 80 years.

by Matthew Bossons, 23 May 2019

Deadly Flood Claims 11 Lives in Shenzhen

In total, three people died at Xiangmihu in Futian District, while eight workers died at two seperate sites in Luohu District.

by Bryan Grogan, 13 April 2019

Infant Rescued from Flooded Village by Guangzhou Firefighters

Tianhe Fire Department sprang into action after receiving an SOS message from a group of 14 people stranded in Shantou’s Huali village.

by Ryan Gandolfo, 08 September 2018

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Follow up: Zoe Stephens is running a marathon in Tonga on October 17, 2020 to support the newly formed Tonga Animal Welfare Society. This is first animal welfare organization in Tonga, which has no veterinarians and few pet supplies and medications in the country. TAWS is teaching children about how to care for animals and also educating their fellow citizens to treat dogs and cats as family members rather than as food. If you have time, please check out her event. GoFundMe: https://bit.ly/3lQZuD1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tongamarathon

Tongatapu

October 13, 2020 at 3:18 am

I will better use a more traditional way of learning Chinese with the help of books, courses, and applications like https://www.hackchinese.com, http://jukuu.com/ or http://tatoeba.org/. Magic pill is a very dangerous illusion.

Mary_Jay

September 23, 2020 at 0:25 am

Great article! Thank you for the list. I will add these characters to my profile at ‘Hack Chinese’ app to memorize them. Learning characters is the most difficult part for me, especially if they are the most complicated ones(

Mary_Jay

September 23, 2020 at 0:22 am

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