The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 213, Issues 4-6National Geographic Society., 2008 - Geography |
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... Yellow , the Yangtze , and the Mekong ) her relationship to the water and the land - to originate . The glaciers and vast underground springs of the Qinghai - Tibet plateau - known as China's " water tower " -supply nearly 50 per- cent ...
... Yellow , the Yangtze , and the Mekong ) her relationship to the water and the land - to originate . The glaciers and vast underground springs of the Qinghai - Tibet plateau - known as China's " water tower " -supply nearly 50 per- cent ...
Page 159
... Yellow River ran completely dry . But the river's outflow remains just 10 percent of the level 40 years ago . Where has all the water gone ? Agriculture siphons off more than 65 percent , half of which is lost in leaky pipes and ditches ...
... Yellow River ran completely dry . But the river's outflow remains just 10 percent of the level 40 years ago . Where has all the water gone ? Agriculture siphons off more than 65 percent , half of which is lost in leaky pipes and ditches ...
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... Yellow River by turning it into what one commentator has called " the country's biggest irrigation ditch . " But the impact upriver has been disastrous , due to a stunning lack of foresight . Engineers failed to account for the colossal ...
... Yellow River by turning it into what one commentator has called " the country's biggest irrigation ditch . " But the impact upriver has been disastrous , due to a stunning lack of foresight . Engineers failed to account for the colossal ...
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