Blog Tag - Water

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...
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Black Ice: Eighty Percent of Beijing's Ice Cubes Coming From Unlicensed Sources
Summer usually means its time to enjoy the outdoors when Beijing weather allows it; have a few friends over to enjoy some barbecue and cool down...
Prepare to Bare All: Hebei Announces Nude Beach Plan
We love stories like this because not only do we get to write this one today, but it guarantees a follow-up tomorrow or next week when the local...
Get ready to turn on the waterworks because there's yet another reason to stay away from Beijing's tap water – and it's not pleasant. A source for...
Liquid Reassessment: Beijing Drinking Water and Food to be Tested for Radiation
As Japan’s nuclear crisis continues to fester with no sign of letting up (at the time of writing, the latest worries centered radioactive water...
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...
Water World: Think Before You Drink
Upon first arriving in Beijing, we are warned not to drink from the tap. And so we commit to bottled water – and get lulled into thinking that we’re...