The Fresh Water Crisis in China’s Karst Regions
The vast yet inaccessible underground waters in southwest Yunnan Province represent the front lines of China’s freshwater crisis. Two openings in the earth, Shi Dong and Nan Dong caves, where the Yang Liu River slips into and out of the shadows, mark the point where a fluvial region rich with surface streams meets an unusual geologic formation of soluble rock layers known as a karst landscape. It is also a fateful human dividing line, a place where China’s challenges with water scarcity, land use, and pollution come into clear focus.
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J. Carl Ganter2010-01-19 13:04:462017-07-25 18:35:26Tracing Kunming, China’s Freshwater Hazards
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Circle of Blue2010-01-18 14:17:072017-07-24 14:04:24Karst Landscapes in China, Across the Continents
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