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Poyang Lake dries up
11-01-2013 21:56 BJT
A drought has affected Poyang Lake, the largest fresh water lake in China. Usually covering a surface area of over 3,500 square kilometers, the lake has shrunk by more than half of its usual size. The drought is now threatening local water supplies, and the wildlife in the area.
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A lack of rainfall this year has led to a sharp drop in the water levels of Poyang lake, located midstream on the Yangtze River in Jiangxi Province.
The lake’s water levels traditionally drop around this time of year. But this year the lake covers less than 1,500 square kilometers, 25 percent less than the levels recorded over the past decade.
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Wu Heping, Poyang Lake Nat'l Reserve Admin., said, "Compared with past years, the water level this year has dropped by more than 3 meters...
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Nearly 70% of residents in the region make a living from fishing.
No water means no work for them.
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The absence of fish will also affect the wildlife. Migratory birds, which usually stop at the lake around this time of the year, won’t have enough food when they arrive.
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The drought is also putting pressure on the water supplies of nearby cities. In response, the local water plant has extended pipes to the middle of the lake to continue providing local residents with water. With the Jiangxi Meteorological Bureau predicting little to no rainfall in the coming days, the water levels of Poyang Lake could be set to drop further.
http://english.cntv.cn/program/china24/20131101/105300.shtml
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At 01:30 on November 4, 2013
Poyang Lake is drying to "resort" for migratory birds less (Photos)
Jiangxi Daily
WASHINGTON (Reporter Xu Liming) by too little rain over the same period and the Yangtze River water level is low and other effects, the low water level of Poyang Lake appeared earlier, Lakeland sharp "downsizing." At 14:00 on November 3, Poyang Lake water level was 8.20 meters planetesimals, extremely dry approaching 8 m bit lines, water area of only 322 square kilometers, the equivalent of the thirteenth wet period.
November 3 at noon, in the Poyang Lake are Lake Ma Ying Chang protected areas, the staff are closely monitoring the migratory bird populations and quantity. Monitoring results show that, swans, cranes and migratory Anatidae number decreased compared with previous years.
According to Du Li Yue Chang birds Nature Reserve Administration, this year there are many factors too few birds, and habitat for migratory birds in Poyang Lake water level dropped so narrow, less food is an important reason to reduce migratory birds. Meanwhile, the recent high temperatures in the province, does not rule out the northern migratory birds stopover stay in, wait for the next cold air strikes, a lot of them will come.
"Birds wintering habitat is actually dynamic changes in the environment also make swans, cranes and other migratory birds" move. "Such as crane generally suffer grass in shallow water, long-term low-level lead exposed grass withered, Crane had to seek refuge He foraging habitat. "Li Yue said that the current staff is to strengthen monitoring, preparing artificial feeding when necessary, resolve birds" food shortages. "
Protected areas in the Great Lakes pool Poyang Lake, Sand Lake, ZHU lake, the relevant department, said the event would take a very low level "ecological water" emergency measures to repair the river with a large pump from pumping into the lake. Poyang Lake Nature Reserve staff told reporters that the core area with sluices control the water level, there are wintering migratory birds come, you gradually turn on the water, shallows gradually exposed to foraging habitat for migratory birds.
Minimum water level of Poyang Lake history is recorded as 7.11 meters, 10 meters below the water level every time, to reveal the "river phase." Wintering habitat for migratory birds in the core area of the city of Wu waters, the reporter saw the Gan River upstream of the lake only a narrow entrance of the river, and was supposed to be covered with water of the lake only a lack of meters wide river fork, dry lake covered with yellow weeds, bare dry lakebed has appeared, the whole lake into a vast open space distant, one can go directly to the lake. Statistics show that in October, the province average rainfall 18 mm, compared with same period the year less than normal Seventy parts of the 30-day total rainfall of less than 10 mm. Meteorological department predicted that next week the province without significant rainfall.
For the recent advance into the Jiujiang section of total fish production decrease in the dry season, for the protection of the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake aquatic organisms, maintain the ecological balance of the waters. Two days ago, Jiujiang City, Jiujiang section of the fishery sector in the waters held proliferation activities, spent a total of 34,000 kg of fish economy.
The water level continued to decline, not only led to reduction of Poyang Lake water area, but also on winter crop planting, emergence, seedling growth have some impact. Provincial Agriculture Office of the relevant departments responsible person, in a relatively drought-hit areas, winter and summer drought led to crop emergence is slow, and some arid even emergence. According to incomplete statistics, at present the province has a mu of winter crop emergence slow or no emergence.
Author: Xu Liming
http://roll.sohu.com/20131104/n389475535.shtml
11-01-2013 21:56 BJT
A drought has affected Poyang Lake, the largest fresh water lake in China. Usually covering a surface area of over 3,500 square kilometers, the lake has shrunk by more than half of its usual size. The drought is now threatening local water supplies, and the wildlife in the area.
...
A lack of rainfall this year has led to a sharp drop in the water levels of Poyang lake, located midstream on the Yangtze River in Jiangxi Province.
The lake’s water levels traditionally drop around this time of year. But this year the lake covers less than 1,500 square kilometers, 25 percent less than the levels recorded over the past decade.
...
Wu Heping, Poyang Lake Nat'l Reserve Admin., said, "Compared with past years, the water level this year has dropped by more than 3 meters...
...
Nearly 70% of residents in the region make a living from fishing.
No water means no work for them.
...
The absence of fish will also affect the wildlife. Migratory birds, which usually stop at the lake around this time of the year, won’t have enough food when they arrive.
...
The drought is also putting pressure on the water supplies of nearby cities. In response, the local water plant has extended pipes to the middle of the lake to continue providing local residents with water. With the Jiangxi Meteorological Bureau predicting little to no rainfall in the coming days, the water levels of Poyang Lake could be set to drop further.
http://english.cntv.cn/program/china24/20131101/105300.shtml
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Translation Google
At 01:30 on November 4, 2013
Poyang Lake is drying to "resort" for migratory birds less (Photos)
Jiangxi Daily
WASHINGTON (Reporter Xu Liming) by too little rain over the same period and the Yangtze River water level is low and other effects, the low water level of Poyang Lake appeared earlier, Lakeland sharp "downsizing." At 14:00 on November 3, Poyang Lake water level was 8.20 meters planetesimals, extremely dry approaching 8 m bit lines, water area of only 322 square kilometers, the equivalent of the thirteenth wet period.
November 3 at noon, in the Poyang Lake are Lake Ma Ying Chang protected areas, the staff are closely monitoring the migratory bird populations and quantity. Monitoring results show that, swans, cranes and migratory Anatidae number decreased compared with previous years.
According to Du Li Yue Chang birds Nature Reserve Administration, this year there are many factors too few birds, and habitat for migratory birds in Poyang Lake water level dropped so narrow, less food is an important reason to reduce migratory birds. Meanwhile, the recent high temperatures in the province, does not rule out the northern migratory birds stopover stay in, wait for the next cold air strikes, a lot of them will come.
"Birds wintering habitat is actually dynamic changes in the environment also make swans, cranes and other migratory birds" move. "Such as crane generally suffer grass in shallow water, long-term low-level lead exposed grass withered, Crane had to seek refuge He foraging habitat. "Li Yue said that the current staff is to strengthen monitoring, preparing artificial feeding when necessary, resolve birds" food shortages. "
Protected areas in the Great Lakes pool Poyang Lake, Sand Lake, ZHU lake, the relevant department, said the event would take a very low level "ecological water" emergency measures to repair the river with a large pump from pumping into the lake. Poyang Lake Nature Reserve staff told reporters that the core area with sluices control the water level, there are wintering migratory birds come, you gradually turn on the water, shallows gradually exposed to foraging habitat for migratory birds.
Minimum water level of Poyang Lake history is recorded as 7.11 meters, 10 meters below the water level every time, to reveal the "river phase." Wintering habitat for migratory birds in the core area of the city of Wu waters, the reporter saw the Gan River upstream of the lake only a narrow entrance of the river, and was supposed to be covered with water of the lake only a lack of meters wide river fork, dry lake covered with yellow weeds, bare dry lakebed has appeared, the whole lake into a vast open space distant, one can go directly to the lake. Statistics show that in October, the province average rainfall 18 mm, compared with same period the year less than normal Seventy parts of the 30-day total rainfall of less than 10 mm. Meteorological department predicted that next week the province without significant rainfall.
For the recent advance into the Jiujiang section of total fish production decrease in the dry season, for the protection of the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake aquatic organisms, maintain the ecological balance of the waters. Two days ago, Jiujiang City, Jiujiang section of the fishery sector in the waters held proliferation activities, spent a total of 34,000 kg of fish economy.
The water level continued to decline, not only led to reduction of Poyang Lake water area, but also on winter crop planting, emergence, seedling growth have some impact. Provincial Agriculture Office of the relevant departments responsible person, in a relatively drought-hit areas, winter and summer drought led to crop emergence is slow, and some arid even emergence. According to incomplete statistics, at present the province has a mu of winter crop emergence slow or no emergence.
Author: Xu Liming
http://roll.sohu.com/20131104/n389475535.shtml
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