Drought in South China is Worst in Decades
Parts of southern China are being ravaged by a severe three-season drought. Millions of people lack adequate water supplies, and millions of acres of cropland are too dry to plant.
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Q&A: How General Electric is Tackling the Water Crisis
Circle of Blue interviews General Electric Water’s Director of marketing Jeff Fulgham.
Coming Era of Water Scarcity Will Prompt Global Industrial Transformation, According to Survey of International Experts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Population growth, urban development, farm production, and climate change is increasing competition for fresh water and producing shortages so acute that virtually every industry in the world anticipates sweeping systemic transformation over the next decade in their strategic planning, production practices, and business models.
Divining Destiny: Water Challenges in Mexico’s Tehuacán Valley
Demand for Mexico’s finite supply of water will rise steadily for the foreseeable future.
Chinese Farms Generate More Water Pollution than Factories
Study shows 2007 discharges were double previous estimates.
China May Relocate 300,000 from Three Gorges Region
Water pollution and river bank instability pose more serious problems than expected on the reservoir banks.
At the Helm of the First U.S. Freshwater Studies Program — Meet Hans VanSumeren
Hans VanSumeren has performed extensive water-related research from Maine to the Florida Keys, as far West as the Hawaiian Islands, and all the way to the bitter north of the Alaskan Bering Glacier. His latest adventure — creating the only Freshwater Studies program in the nation — is innovatively using eduction to combat the global water crisis.
China’s Karst Region: Infographics
As they span significant areas of Asia, Europe and the Americas, karst landscapes cover some 15 percent of the Earth’s land mass. Scientists estimate that these areas of porous bedrock are home to as many as 1.5 billion people, a quarter of the global population.
The Orphans of Yuang Shi Dong: China Cave Reflects Spiritual, Scientific Worlds
Zhou Mungqiu, who is 11 years old and whose name means “dream of spring,” pointed up to the top of Yuan Shi Dong, the “Fate Lion Cave,” where a fragile sliver of light descended from a small hole. Beside her, Shi Shanhong, whose name means kindness, also looked up and giggled.
China Karst Credits
Acknowledgments Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars China Environment Forum Dr. Jennifer Turner, director Peter Marsters, program assistant Western Kentucky University Hoffman Institute Dr. Chris Groves, director Circle of Blue J. Carl Ganter, managing director Project Producers Aaron Jaffe Nadya Ivanova Senior Editor Keith Schneider Reporter Christina Larson Interactive Editor Eric Daigh Text and Research […]
Karst Landscapes in China, Across the Continents
Although caves and karst landscapes often serve as a destination for fourth grade field trips, they certainly have direct relevance to the 1.5 billion people who live in karst regions — many of whom rely on karst aquifers for drinking water.
