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The Parched Tiger: India’s Severe Drought Causing Havoc

Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a detailed update on India’s water crisis, where water scarcity is forcing millions of rural Indian into already over-crowded cities: On Monday, as it’s been for weeks now, hundreds of farmers from mountainous Bundelkhand, a drought-ravaged region of north central India, climbed down from the Mahakaushal Express and headed for […]

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The Thirsty Dragon: Water Scarcity and the Development of China’s Xinjiang Province

Via Future Directions International, a look at China’s efforts to develop Xinjiang Province and what it could mean for water resources in the region: Background China is hoping to create one million textile jobs by 2023 by growing its cotton industry in Xinjiang. The region has been producing cotton for some time, despite its arid climate and […]

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