Tag: Water shortage

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 channeling

June 1, 2011 9:59 PM

China’s Massive Water Problem

This week saw the release of China’s first national water report, covering “river conditions, water conservan

March 29, 2013 2:19 PM

China’s Ragtag Shale Army Far from Revolution

China’s vast estimated shale gas reserves may hold the eventual promise of lower-carbon energy—at least compared wi

March 12, 2013 1:57 PM

Water Shortages: Desalination vs. Conservation

Seawater desalination may offer a promising supplement to diversion of freshwater to China’s dry north-east, especi

February 11, 2013 2:47 PM

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