Poyang Lake Shrinking for Lingering Drought
Xinhua News Agency, September 16, 2011 Adjust font size:
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The dried-up riverbed of the Poyang Lake in east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 15, 2011. The water surface and water level of the Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake, continue shrinking during lingering drought. Water levels on the lake are decreasing dramatically at a rate of 0.1 to 0.2 meters per day. [Xinhua]
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Fishermen sit idle on a boat in the shallow waters of the Poyang Lake in east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 15, 2011. The water surface and water level of the Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake, continue shrinking during lingering drought. Water levels on the lake are decreasing dramatically at a rate of 0.1 to 0.2 meters per day. [Xinhua] |
