Blog Tag - Water Shortage

Throwback Thursday: A Look Back at the Dry Beijing Winter and Water Shortages
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our nine-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and...
Beijing is Literally Sinking
As if there weren’t enough things to be concerned about when living in Beijing, now we can add another thing to the list – the city is literally...
Quick and Dirty Tips on How to Save H20 As Part of World Water Week
As the world celebrates International World Water Week (Apr 10-16), we can all learn a thing or to about saving our most precious of resources. Here...
City Scene: A Bei Without Rain
If Strawberry or MIDI drew you out to Beijing's nether regions over this May holiday weekend you were most likely greeted by rain at some point; in...
Water, Water, Nowhere: Beijing Water Shortage Worse Than Estimated
Not a drop to drink it seems. Beijing's water bureau estimates that the city is 1.1 billion cubic meters short of its annual needs, with about 3.6...
Race to the Bottom: Experts Debate the Eco-impact of Ski Resorts
When we hit the slopes, how much ecological damage are we doing? As the world’s favorite winter sport reaches its annual peak season, certain...
85 Days Without Rain & Counting: Beijing Contemplates Water Restrictions
Due to a lingering drought and a record breaking dry winter, Beijing is to experiment with measures to more strictly regulate water conservation and...