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	Drought in China

luixxiul

3-1-2007 4:36 AM

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disaster, drought, china, sustainability, water, sustainable water use, resource

luixxiul says:

follow-up; Drought leaves 300,000 people short of drinking water in NW China
China is encountering the issue of sustainable water use.

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