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November 27, 2012

China facing looming water shortages
Beijing (UPI) Nov 23, 2012
China is one of 13 countries with extreme water shortages and the situation is made worse by widespread water pollution, experts say. With 20 percent of the world's population but with only 6 percent of the world's water resources, China's strong economic growth has come at a cost to the environment, the experts said. The Yangtze River flows an ominous blood red from industrial pollution, experts said, while chronic droughts plague important agricultural regions. Guo Peiyuan, gene ... read more

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