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China's water squeeze worsens as wetlands shrink 9 pct
2014-01-12 22:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China's wetlands have shrunk nearly 9 percent since 2003, forestry officials said on Monday, aggravating water scarcity in a country where food production, energy output and industrial activity are already under pressure from water shortages. China has more than a fifth of the world's population but only 6 percent of its freshwater resources, and large swathes of the nation, especially in the north, face severe water distress. Since 2003, wetlands sprawling across 340,000 sq. km. - an area...
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