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The environmental toll of the China earthquake?

First of all, I hope you and all your loved ones are OK.

If you’re reading this to find out how to help with relief efforts, I suggest the following websites:

• Red Cross Society of China: www.redcross.org.cn
• Mercy Corps - China: http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/china/2155
• Tzu Chi: http://www.tzuchi.org/
• China Charity Foundation: http://cszh.mca.gov.cn/article/english/
• China Foundation For Poverty Alleviation: http://www.fupin.org.cn/en/index.asp
• The Library Project - Earthquake Relief:
  http://www.library-project.org/china_earthquake.html
• Give blood in Shanghai: http://shanghaiist.com/2008/05/14/give_blood_and_help_the_earthquake_victims.php

Please leave more suggestions in the comments below. Thank you.

The BBC says an estimated 60,000 people are still missing in the wake of the devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 12,000 people in Sichuan province on Monday afternoon.

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We all know the human toll of this catastrophe is overwhelming. Does anyone know what the environmental damage has been? I heard about about an ammonia leak from a chemical plant in Shifang. The good news is, at least…

• China’s giant pandas survive earthquake
  May 13, 2008
  CNN

China’s giant pandas are believed to be safe after Monday’s earthquake, but concern is growing over how they will get their next meals.

Authorities confirmed Tuesday that captive animals in two of China’s major panda reserves were alive, according to Xinhua, China’s official news agency.

The Wolong Giant Panda Reserve Center in southwest Sichuan province is home to about 86 giant pandas, who were reported safe Tuesday.

Staff and critters at neighboring Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center were also reported safe, according to a spokesperson for the Atlanta Zoo, which has two pandas on loan from the wildlife reserve.

Concern arose in the international wildlife community over damage to the animals’ habitat, as authorities continued assessing the scope of damage in the Sichuan province.

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