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| Some academic thinking on giant flash flood and debris flow disaster in Zhouqu County in Gansu Province on August 7,2010 |
| Mu Xingmin1,2,Gao Peng1,2,Wang Fei1,2 |
| 1.Institute of Soil and Water Conservation,Northwest A&F University;2.Institute of Soil and Water Conservation,Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources: 712100,Yangling,Shaanxi,China |
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Abstract The calastrophic debris flow disaster occurred in August 7,2010 at Zhouqu County,Gansu Province shocked the world because more than thousand of people died and several hundreds of people missed.This paper focuses on the impact of the land use,soil and water conservation,water hydropower development and other major human activities on debris flow disasters.Meanwhile,the problems of soil and water conservation in west region of China have been discussed.Finally,the opportunities and challenges for soil and water conservation in west region of China have been analyzed.
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Received: 10 September 2010
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