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The Thirsty Dragon: Recent Achievements in the South – North Diversion Scheme
October 18th, 2008

Via The Economist, a report detailing the most recent progress of China’s ambitious South – North water diversion scheme.  As the article notes “…THE water level at Wangkuai Reservoir, one of the biggest in Hebei province, is close to an historic high—in a region gripped by drought. This has been achieved by hoarding the water. […]

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Challenges Facing The Yellow River: Not Water Under the Bridge
January 20th, 2008

NPR has a wonderful five-part series on the environmental crisis facing China’s Yellow River, which snakes through northern China for more than 3,000 miles and has long been known as the country’s mother river — the cradle of Chinese civilization. Unfortunately, it is no longer clean nor in strong supply. Three-quarters of the 4,000 small […]

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