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Hidden Waters and Dragons in the Deep: The Fresh Water Crisis in China's Karst Regions
Yunnan Province is a microcosm of the challenges facing China’s vulnerable freshwater supplyThe vast yet inaccessible underground waters in southwest Yunnan Province represent the front lines of China's freshwater crisis. Two openings in the earth, Shi Dong and Nan Dong caves, where the Yang Liu River slips into and out of the shadows, mark the point where a fluvial region rich with surface streams meets an unusual geologic formation of soluble rock layers known as a karst landscape. It is also a fateful human dividing line, a place where China's challenges with water scarcity, land use, and pollution come into clear focus.
Main Story
Yunnan Province is a microcosm of the challenges facing China’s...
Maps & Graphics
Infographics by Hannah Nester for Circle of Blue. World Karst...
Stories
A stroll in the mountains connects young girls to a spiritual...
New construction and ongoing industrial pollution pose extreme...
From karst towers in Southwest China to the massive Mammoth Cave...
The natural and spiritual worlds collide in China’s Stone...
Environmental health expert Chris Groves explains how caves and...
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The vast yet inaccessible underground waters in southwest Yunnan...
Photo Gallery
Circle of Blue captures the life and land in Southwest China...
Acknowledgments Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars China...
