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China ’s Encroaching Desert

November 10, 2007 – 4:10 pm

From Independent by Clifford Coonan.
China is losing a million acres a year to desertification. In Dunhuang, a former Silk Road oasis in the Gobi, the resulting water shortage has become critical.
Jiang Zhenzhong ’s cotton fields are close to the dwindling Crescent Moon lake in north-eastern China. The lake is famous throughout China, attracting a [...]

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World’s Largest Ice Caves

August 11, 2007 – 1:50 pm

From Gadling the traveler’s weblog. (view more photos)
There are many ice caves throughout the world, but the Eisriesenwelt Ice Caves in Austria are some of the largest known to man. They are located within the Tennengebirge Mountains near Salzburg and stretch for a remarkable 40 kilometers. Only a portion of the labyrinth is open to [...]

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