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China's largest freshwater lake shrinks
The water surface of Phan Duong Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China, has decreased by 200 km2 due to prolonged drought.
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Solve global shortage of freshwater
Researchers at Yale University in the United States said that improved seawater desalination technology should play an important role in helping to combat freshwater sho…
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Ba Be Lake may disappear after several decades
The washing of untreated ore is discharged directly into rivers and streams causing water pollution, leading experts to warn Ba Be Lake may disappear in a few dozen year…
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Many African countries lack serious freshwater
The prolonged drought in recent years has caused Uganda, Central Africa, and Kenya to fall into serious scarcity of freshwater, seriously affecting people's lives.
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Dams on the Mekong River threaten large fish
Tra fish populations and a number of other large fish species will be pushed to the extinct shore if the plan to build hydropower plants on the Mekong River is approved.
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Brazil finds the world's largest source of freshwater
The new Amazon River aquifer discovered by the scientists is the world's largest underground freshwater reserve known to date.
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Fish stocking against water pollution in China
Officials of the two eastern provinces of China announced they would release 20 million algae-eating fish into one of the country's most beautiful lakes to clean up the…
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'Digging mine' fresh water in the seabed
Not having to conduct extensive exploration drilling, scientists can still find resources in the seabed, including fresh water, thanks to 2D electric imaging.
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Ca Mau may be flooded in large areas
In the next 25 years, climate change can cause widespread flooding and salinisation of freshwater ecosystems in Ca Mau.
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The risk of extinction of North American freshwater fish
Nearly 40% of fish species in North American streams, rivers and lakes are threatened, according to the most detailed assessment of freshwater fish conservation in the l…
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Successful propagation of endangered coral fish
National Center of Southern Freshwater Aquaculture has successfully bred the coral fish species, included in the World Red Book, while Vietnam is classified as a species.
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The largest freshwater lake in the world increases temperature quickly
According to Russian and US scientists, the temperature in Lake Baikal - the world's largest freshwater lake in the Siberian region - is growing rapidly, indicating that…
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Freshwater dolphins die in the Mekong River
10 Irrawarddy dolphins have died in the Mekong (Cambodia) in the past two months. WWF warned that the deaths of the 10 dolphins above raised concerns about the life of t…
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Freshwater fish resources are threatened
In a recent report published in BioScience, scientists said that over-exploitation of freshwater fish is threatening the biodiversity of lakes and rivers on a global sca…
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Collection of formidable aquatic monsters
Jeremy Wade, the River Monster TV host, has an impressive collection of 127 kg stingrays, human-eating catfish, giant piranhas and transsexuals.