September 15, 2011 11:55 AM
Tag: Drought
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Drought-hit China Provinces to Get Rain Relief this Week
Drought-plagued central China is now preparing for torrential rains, Reuters reports:Rainfall of between 10-152 millimetres could hit China’s parched central provinces of Hunan, Anhui and Jiangxi, the China News website reported, citing local weather reports. While the rain would replenish water supplies in the food-producing region, known locally as a “land of fish and rice”, itJune 6, 2011 12:34 PM
Chinese Children in Drought-Hit Region Make Cliffhanging Trips to Fetch Water
Ministry of Tofu has posted a striking set of photos showing small children in Sichuan clinging to cliffside paths with heavy
Water Use in China “an Environmental Ponzi Scheme”
The Guardian’s Damian Carrington writes on the unsustainability of water use in China and the Middle East:The world’s
June 27, 2011 7:54 PM
More than 170 Dead and Missing in China Floods
After suffering a severe drought, parts of China are now enduring floods which have so far killed 94 people. From AFP:Flooding
June 12, 2011 5:25 PM
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