Faced with the still battered and bruised land and waterways after the ravages of the 921 quake, the government has had trouble carrying out environmental protection measures. On top of this, land around Taiwan is being overdeveloped, and this has served to worsen the impact of Mother Nature's wrath.
面對滿目瘡痍的土地與河流，除了無可抗拒的天災，九二一震災的地貌改變，多年來政府對環境保育的執行困難，人民對土地的超用，更是引發大自然反撲的主要原因。