Article: Three Gorges Dam can not be blamed for drought in SW China: climateofficial

Three Gorges Dam can not be blamed for drought in SW China: climate official

BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Deputy director of the China National Climate Center (CNCC) Luo Yong said on Wednesday that the Three Gorges Dam could not be blamed for the drought in SW China's Sichuan Province.

"Against the backdrop of global warming, abnormal atmospheric circulation is the direct cause of the extremely high temperatures," said Luo.

The deputy director said that over the past 50 years China had seen more frequent extreme climate phenomena such as the severe drought which hit southwest China and the 330,000 tons of sand which fell on Beijing overnight last year.

"Extreme climate phenomena are not ...

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