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Water: All dried up | The Economist - 2 views

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Ian Gabrielson on 28 Oct 13

"All dried up Northern China is running out of water, but the government's remedies are potentially disastrous"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"All dried up Northern China is running out of water, but the government's remedies are potentially disastrous"</div>

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The American Nile: saving the Colorado river - 3 views

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peopleandplanet.net > renewable energy > features > africa : the wrong climate for big ... - 0 views

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Some 550 million people in Africa live without electricity and power is critically short in many African countries. But with increasing droughts and climate uncertainty this is not the right time to rush into more big dams when there are so many other promising renewable energy alternatives, says Lori Pottinger

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some 550 million people in Africa live without electricity and power is critically short in many African countries. But with increasing droughts and climate uncertainty this is not the right time to rush into more big dams when there are so many other promising renewable energy alternatives, says Lori Pottinger</div>

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What does the Arab world do when its water runs out? | Environment | The Observer - 2 views

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GOOD 005 - Transparency - Drink Up - 1 views

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The world's water resources are becoming increasingly valuable-and strained. GOOD and the Office of CC put the mind-boggling numbers in perspective.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The world's water resources are becoming increasingly valuable-and strained. GOOD and the Office of CC put the mind-boggling numbers in perspective.</div>

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BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | India's water use 'unsustainable' - 0 views

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Kathleen Noreisch on 13 Aug 09

Parts of India are on track for severe water shortages, according to results from Nasa's gravity satellites. The Grace mission discovered that in the country's north-west - including Delhi - the water table is falling by about 4cm (1.6 inches) per year. Writing in the journal Nature, they say rainfall has not changed, and water use is too high, mainly for farming.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Parts of India are on track for severe water shortages, according to results from Nasa's gravity satellites. The Grace mission discovered that in the country's north-west - including Delhi - the water table is falling by about 4cm (1.6 inches) per year. Writing in the journal Nature, they say rainfall has not changed, and water use is too high, mainly for farming. </div>

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