China Moving Heaven And Earth To Bring Water To Beijing

The $62-billion South-North Water Diversion, which will bring water to the parched capital, is being compared to the Great Wall. But environmentalists are up in arms about the 'replumbing' of the nation's great rivers.

ForeignPolicy's guide to the coming urban age.

Water Scarcity - China

1 Introduction
2 Distribution of scarcity
3 Effects
4 Contributing factors
5 Action
6 Solutions
7 Further Reading

Introduction

Experts Roll Out Malaria Map, Urge Mosquito Study

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In China, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts

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A coal-fired power plant in Linfen last December. A new report blamed coal-burning plants for continued deterioration of the air in Chinese cities.

Multiple Heat Waves Cap Planet’s Warming Trend

This time, the heat is really on. From Boston to Washington, D.C., temperatures have soared to 100 degrees or more in recent days, stressing electrical grids, scrambling rail transportation and prompting the swift creation of cooling centers for those who lack air conditioning.