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51 relations: Achilles' heel, Airdrop, Beijing, Beijing–Guangzhou railway, Catastrophic failure, Chen Xing (hydrologist), China Central Television, Clay, Cold front, Dam, Dam 999, Dam failure, Declassification, Epidemic, Evan Osnos, Famine, Flood, Flood control, Fuyang, Gezhouba Group, Guangzhou, Henan, Huai River, Huai River Water Resources Commission, Hydraulic engineering, Hydroelectricity, Hydrology, Linquan County, List of hydroelectric power station failures, Luohe, Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China, Natural disasters in China, People's Daily, People's Liberation Army, Pingyu County, Quan River, Queshan County, Runan County, San Jose State University, Sedimentation, Sluice, Southern Metropolis Daily, Soviet Union, Suiping County, Telegraphy, Typhoon Nina (1975), Xincai County, Xinhua News Agency, Xiping County, Zhumadian, ..., 1998 China floods. Expand index (1 more) »
Achilles' heel
An Achilles' heel is a weakness in spite of overall strength, which can lead to downfall.
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Airdrop
An airdrop is a type of airlift, developed during World War II to resupply otherwise inaccessible troops, who themselves may have been airborne forces.
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Beijing
Beijing, formerly romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's second most populous city proper, and most populous capital city.
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Beijing–Guangzhou railway
The Beijing–Guangzhou railway or Jingguang railway is a major arterial railway that connects Beijing in the north with Guangzhou in the south.
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Catastrophic failure
A catastrophic failure is a sudden and total failure from which recovery is impossible.
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Chen Xing (hydrologist)
Chen Xing (July 1921 in Nanjing (Reflections of an old expert: Scientific water management gives us control over water; unscientific water management brings water disasters) 2006-02-27) was one of China's foremost hydrologists and was involved in the design of the Banqiao Dam.
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China Central Television
China Central Television (formerly Beijing Television), commonly abbreviated as CCTV, is the predominant state television broadcaster in the People's Republic of China.
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Clay
Clay is a finely-grained natural rock or soil material that combines one or more clay minerals with possible traces of quartz (SiO2), metal oxides (Al2O3, MgO etc.) and organic matter.
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Cold front
A cold front is the leading edge of a cooler mass of air, replacing at ground level a warmer mass of air, which lies within a fairly sharp surface trough of low pressure.
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Dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of water or underground streams.
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Dam 999
Dam 999 is a 2011 3-D science fiction disaster film.
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Dam failure
A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or slows down the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundments.
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Declassification
Declassification is the process of documents that used to be classified as secret ceasing to be so restricted, often under the principle of freedom of information.
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Epidemic
An epidemic (from Greek ἐπί epi "upon or above" and δῆμος demos "people") is the rapid spread of infectious disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time, usually two weeks or less.
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Evan Osnos
Evan Lionel Richard Osnos (born December 24, 1976) is an American journalist and author.
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Famine
A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including war, inflation, crop failure, population imbalance, or government policies.
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Flood
A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry.
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Flood control
Flood control methods are used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters.
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Fuyang
() is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Anhui province, China.
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Gezhouba Group
China Gezhouba Group Company Limited is a Chinese construction and engineering company based in Wuhan, Hubei.
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Guangzhou
Guangzhou, also known as Canton, is the capital and most populous city of the province of Guangdong.
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Henan
Henan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country.
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Huai River
The Huai River, formerly romanized as the Hwai, is a major river in China.
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Huai River Water Resources Commission
Huai River Water Resources Commission (HRWC) is a government agency of Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China.
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Hydraulic engineering
Hydraulic engineering as a sub-discipline of civil engineering is concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids, principally water and sewage.
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Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is electricity produced from hydropower.
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Hydrology
Hydrology is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources and environmental watershed sustainability.
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Linquan County
Linquan County is a county in the northwest of Anhui Province, China, bordering Henan province to the northwest, west, and southwest.
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List of hydroelectric power station failures
This is a list of major hydroelectric power station failures due to damage to a hydroelectric power station or its connections.
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Luohe
Luohe (postal: Loho) is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province, China.
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Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China
The Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) of the People's Republic of China is the department within China's Central People's Government responsible for managing water resources in China.
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Natural disasters in China
China is one of the countries most affected by natural disasters.
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People's Daily
The People's Daily or Renmin Ribao is the biggest newspaper group in China.
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People's Liberation Army
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Communist Party of China (CPC).
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Pingyu County
Pingyu County is a county of Henan, China.
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Quan River
The Quan River is a major river in Henan province of China.
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Queshan County
Queshan County (Chinese: 确山县; Pinyin: Quèshān Xiàn) is a county in Zhumadian Prefecture, Henan Province, China.
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Runan County
Runan County (Traditional: 汝南縣; Simplified: 汝南县; Pinyin: Rǔnán Xiàn) is a county in Zhumadian, Henan, China.
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San Jose State University
San José State University (commonly referred to as San Jose State or SJSU) is a public comprehensive university located in San Jose, California, in Silicon Valley.
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Sedimentation
Sedimentation is the tendency for particles in suspension to settle out of the fluid in which they are entrained and come to rest against a barrier.
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Sluice
A sluice (from the Dutch "sluis") is a water channel controlled at its head by a gate.
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Southern Metropolis Daily
Southern Metropolis Daily is a daily Tabloid newspaper published in Guangzhou, sister to the Southern Daily and part of the giant Nanfang Media Group.
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Soviet Union
The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.
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Suiping County
Suiping County is a county of Henan, China.
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Telegraphy
Telegraphy (from Greek: τῆλε têle, "at a distance" and γράφειν gráphein, "to write") is the long-distance transmission of textual or symbolic (as opposed to verbal or audio) messages without the physical exchange of an object bearing the message.
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Typhoon Nina (1975)
Typhoon Nina, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Bebeng, was the fourth-deadliest tropical cyclone on record.
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Xincai County
Xincai County (postal: Sintsai) is a county of Henan, China.
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Xinhua News Agency
Xinhua News Agency (English pronunciation: J. C. Wells: Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, 3rd ed., for both British and American English) or New China News Agency is the official state-run press agency of the People's Republic of China.
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Xiping County
Xiping County is a county of Henan province in the People's Republic of China.
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Zhumadian
Zhumadian (postal: Chumatien) is a prefecture-level city in southern Henan province, China.
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1998 China floods
The 1998 China floods (1998年中国洪水) lasted from middle of June to the beginning of September 1998 in China at the Yangtze RiverChinanews.com.cn.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banqiao_Dam
