Was going through a report in Economist (Oct 12 , 2013 Edition) on Northern China's water crisis. The water table in Beijing has dropped by 300 meters since 1970's.
Beijing has the sort of water scarcity usually associated with Saudi Arabia ; just 100 cubic meters per person a year. China's average water consumption is around 400 cubic meters per person which is 25% of what an average American uses and less than half the International definition of water stress.
Scary.....
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