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- proper noun Alternative spelling of
Yangtze .
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Examples
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In some sense, that's an argument for human-made infrastructure that can even these variations out by moving water around, but extreme events also create risks for that infrastructure -- and could lead to an increased number of years in which the Yangzi Valley has no surplus water to give.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China's Water Woes Revisited: The State of Play in 2011 Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2011
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Will they be taking more water out of the Yangzi Valley than it can afford to give?
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China's Water Woes Revisited: The State of Play in 2011 Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2011
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Yes, drought risk is increasing, but we didn't know we'd have a very bad drought in the North this year, and until a couple of weeks ago a really unusual drought in the Yangzi Valley, too.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China's Water Woes Revisited: The State of Play in 2011 Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2011
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The plan for the middle leg of the diversion -- the one now being built -- would reduce the flow of the Han River below the Danjiangkou reservoir In Hubei, a bit before it joins the Yangzi by a bit over ¼: and with its flow reduced that much, the river may not be able to flush its pollutants very effectively.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China's Water Woes Revisited: The State of Play in 2011 Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2011
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The plan for the middle leg of the diversion -- the one now being built -- would reduce the flow of the Han River below the Danjiangkou reservoir In Hubei, a bit before it joins the Yangzi by a bit over ¼: and with its flow reduced that much, the river may not be able to flush its pollutants very effectively.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China's Water Woes Revisited: The State of Play in 2011 Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2011
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Yes, drought risk is increasing, but we didn't know we'd have a very bad drought in the North this year, and until a couple of weeks ago a really unusual drought in the Yangzi Valley, too.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China's Water Woes Revisited: The State of Play in 2011 Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2011
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Will they be taking more water out of the Yangzi Valley than it can afford to give?
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China's Water Woes Revisited: The State of Play in 2011 Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2011
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In some sense, that's an argument for human-made infrastructure that can even these variations out by moving water around, but extreme events also create risks for that infrastructure -- and could lead to an increased number of years in which the Yangzi Valley has no surplus water to give.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China's Water Woes Revisited: The State of Play in 2011 Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2011
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Will they be taking more water out of the Yangzi Valley than it can afford to give?
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China's Water Woes Revisited: The State of Play in 2011 Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2011
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In some sense, that's an argument for human-made infrastructure that can even these variations out by moving water around, but extreme events also create risks for that infrastructure -- and could lead to an increased number of years in which the Yangzi Valley has no surplus water to give.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China's Water Woes Revisited: The State of Play in 2011 Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2011
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