March 9, 2011 1:10 PM
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Ambitious Plan for China’s Water Crisis Spurs Concern
A lengthy article by Edward Wong in the New York Times looks at the various issues and complications surrounding the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, a massive and risky project to help resolve the severe scarcity of water in northern China: The engineering feat, called the South-North Water Diversion Project, is China’s most ambitious attempt to subjugate nature. It would be like channelingJune 1, 2011 9:59 PM
Peter Bosshard: Dam Nation
For Foreign Policy, dam expert Peter Bosshard writes about China’s new five-year plan, which appears to be environm
The Yangtze: Rapids Ahead
The Guardian reviews the work of photographer Nadav Kander, who traveled the length of the Yangtze River to document it:
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Three River Delta Areas Sinking
From the China Daily, a report that three of China’s major river deltas are sinking, thanks to global warming and e
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