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China Looks to Increase Hydropower to Meet Clean Energy Goals
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While the superpower announces ambitious sustainability goals, it faces droughts and intensive energy needs.
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Q&A: Chris Groves – Exploring Underground Water Systems in Mammoth Cave
Renowned cave explorer Dr. Chris Groves goes deep into Mammoth Cave to see how torrential rainfall above affects underground rivers and ancient passages.
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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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Chinese Farms Generate More Water Pollution than Factories
Study shows 2007 discharges were double previous estimates.
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China’s Poor Farmers Hit Hardest by Climate Change
Farmers on the edge of poverty in China’s rural provinces face a bleak future in the wake of warmer temperatures, more frequent droughts and infrequent rainfall. The changing climate is forcing many harvesters into poverty or keeping them from climbing out.
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China Resettles 300,000 for Plans to Redirect Water to Combat Drought
Nearly 1.5 million people in the Hunan and Guangdong provinces have reported drinking water shortages.
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Q&A: Jennifer Turner on Water Challenges for Growing China
"China is a very energy hungry country, so it’s not surprising that they are damming the rivers."
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Down and Drought: Billions Needed to Rescue China’s Agriculture
China has not seen weather this dry in 50 years.
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Water Management is a Money Issue, World Bank tells China
In a recently released report, the World Bank applauds China…