China is facing a water crisis
Multi-year drought conditions in much of China have reportedly forced the country to the brink of collapse.
China is a major producer of food, energy, and other needed goods and materials, and is crucial to the country's rapid development
Drought has pushed northern China's water system beyond a sustainable level
Water Supplies in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and North China Plain 50% or more below UN's Definition of Acute Water Scarcity
Water availability in China has dropped to 50% below what the United Nations considers to be a situation of acute water scarcity
Nearly 20% of China's surface water is contaminated and 7% is unfit for human consumption
China's groundwater is also contaminated and unfit for use
China has a water resource overuse problem
A big part of that contamination comes from China's heavy industries, which pollute dangerous chemicals straight into the ground or into existing water supplies.
Chemical runoff from industrial agriculture leaves the ground and environment polluted for many years as it seeps into groundwater supplies.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-08-28-china-faces-serious-water-catastrophe-global-implications.html
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