The Xinhua official Chinese press agency has announced on Monday another breath-taking water diversion project that is meant to bring drinking water to the southwestern regions of the countries, which are prone to severe drought. Some 412,000 people will benefit from the project, as will nearly 651,400 acres of lands... |
20 January 2009
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This is the second canal in the world after the Suez Canal (161 km or 100 mi), having a length of 81.3 km (51 mi). The Panama Canal is located on the territory of the state with the same name, connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean (via Caribbean Sea). The idea of digging a canal to cut short the maritim... |
19 March 2008
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The computer hacks, be them posting a simple message on an affected system or controlling the army's war machines, are extremely dangerous for all of us. Here's today's piece of news, that comes to support the statement above: an employee of the Tehama Colusa Canal Authority (TCAA) in Willows, Californ... |
30 November 2007
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The Panama Canal has been facing a capacity shortage due to the size of the new cargo ships. The third shipping lane added to the canal will be ready by 2014, 100 years later after the opening of the 51 mi (82 km) long canal, opening the era of the post-Panamax ships. Panamax is a maritime shipping standard describin... |
29 June 2007
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