Yangtze river outgrowing its flood walls in downtown Jiujiang.

The flooding in southern China has almost escaped presence in Jiujiang, the northernmost city in Jiangxi province. The capitol city, Nanchang, hasn’t been so lucky as well as many other cities and rural areas further south, however, the flood walls in downtown Jiujiang which keep the mighty Yangtze river (Chang jiang in Chinese) at bay [...]

1 year anniversary of the Sichuan Earthquake

One year ago today I sat at this computer fighting the heat, healing from an appendectomy, and hammering out a new lesson plan for classes as I felt the building waiver slightly. I felt the earth move…but only just a little – blog archive May 12, 2008 In contrast, last night the temps broke and [...]