Blog Tag - Drought

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...
Summer Drought and Shortages
Living in Beijing, most people are used to certain cuts - service, internet, Google - and with the summer here we can add power cuts and 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...
This is Not Snow
Beijingers are excited over the city's first snowfall yesterday that made its way into parts of Haidian District. Except it wasn’t the first...