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China Daily (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/)
2007-02-10

[[Japan Warning System]]

Japan, one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries, launched a satellite-based alert system on Friday that will instantly send warnings of natural disasters to help local residents quickly evacuate, an official said.

Under the system, called “J-ALERT,’’ the Fire and Disaster Management Agency will immediately transmit warnings on natural disasters such as a tsunami and earthquakes from the Meteorological Agency to local municipalities, via a satellite, said agency official Takashi Itoh.

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South China Morning Post (http://www.scmp.com/)
2007-01-26

[[92 delta fish species under threat]]
NG KANG-CHUNG

More than 90 species of fish could disappear from the Pearl River because of worsening pollution brought about by the rapid urbanisation of Guangdong, according to a WWF Hong Kong report.

The green group said the figure could be an underestimate since information on the status of freshwater fish species in the region was extremely scarce.

The report, released yesterday, is based on an 18-month study of possible threats to freshwater ecosystems in the Pearl River Delta.

Research team leader Alan Leung Sze-lun, WWF Hong Kong's senior conservation officer, said the issue of freshwater biodiversity was often overlooked. The issue might not be as headline-catching as water pollution, but its impact could be very big, said Dr Leung.

He said mainland authorities had counted 381 fish species in the Pearl River in 1989. A 2005 count showed 92 species faced being wiped out, including the red stingray, lamprey and white cloud mountain minnow, which is only found in the Pearl River Delta.

The delta region is facing water shortages and worsening water quality. The Dongjiang, or East River, from which Hong Kong draws most of its drinking water, is a tributary of the Pearl River. Our need for drinking water has driven the construction of dams, blocking fish migration and resulting in reduced water flow downstream. Projects to control flooding have also resulted in the destruction of habitat along the banks, said Dr Leung.

But he said it was not all doom and gloom, citing the discovery of white cloud mountain minnow in recent years in some rivers in Guangzhou. The fish is endemic and had not been seen in the wild for almost 20 years, he said.

Dr Leung said he felt mainland environmental officials were determined to do something to improve the environment. It is important to let them understand that conservation is not anti-development.

WWF is planning to co-operate with mainland authorities to compile a database about freshwater biodiversity in the delta.


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