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China's lakes shrink as drought crisis continues

CHINA'S second-largest freshwater lake, Dongting, had shrunk in area by more than half in just a month, a meteorologist said yesterday. The water area of the lake, spanning the central provinces of Hubei and Hunan,... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Wed, Nov 04 2009

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