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Rains Bring Relief For Six-Month China Drought, But Chronic Water Problems Loom
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Although now satiated, the dry spell is the latest in a growing trend of severe water shortages threatening China's food production, energy generation, and accelerating modernization.
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The Stream, May 30: China’s Looming Power Crisis
China's worsening power crisis leaves it few long-term options…
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China’s Other Looming Choke Point: Food Production
The Yellow River Basin is the center of a contest over water, energy, and agriculture.
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The Stream, May 25: Go-ahead for UK Shale Gas
China is bracing for what might be the worst summer power crunch…
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The Stream, May 10: Land Grabs
Concerns over land grabs and food security are prompting Brazil,…
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The Stream, March 10: The Alberta Tar Sands
Tar sands development in northern Alberta, Canada, causes water…
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More People, More Problems — Water Challenges with Chinese Urbanization
Recent reports reveal the nation's freshwater challenges and their possible solutions.
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Flooding Tests Three Gorges Dam, Pollutes Songhua River in China
Chemical pollution is the latest calamity as heavy rains continue to blanket the country with floods.
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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.
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Hidden Waters, Dragons in the Deep: The Freshwater Crisis in China’s Karst Regions
Yunnan Province is a microcosm of China's freshwater challenges.
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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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