Tuesday, June 06, 2006

China's Yangtze river

China's biggest river is reportedly dying from pollution. It supports 400 million people and its eastern delta houses major Chinese cities that are the country's economic motors. A scientist says that 70 percent of the river could be unusable within five years unless toxic discharges are curbed. Added to this sobering news is the fact that the region is in its seventh consecutive year of drought.

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