The Fight To Control The South China Sea http://www.seeker.com/the-fight-to-control-the-south-china-sea-1792606255.html Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml 80% of China's underground water...
========== China has gone through rapid industrial growth
in the last half century and, as a result,the country continues to suffer from record-breaking
levels of pollution, drought, poor food qualityand smog. But experts say Chinaâs most urgent
problem is its water supply, which has plummetedto dangerously low levels. So, whatâs happening
to Chinaâs water?Well, the issue largely one of supply and
demand. China is home to just under one-and-a-halfbillion people, or about 20 percent of the
global population, and yet it holds only sevenpercent of the worldâs fresh water. Further
complicating the matter, 80 percent of thiswater is in Southern China, while half the
population and two-thirds of the farmlandis in the north. That means Northern cities
must get their wa...
