Lakes are disappearing in China...

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http://english.people.com.cn/90001/9...2/6802019.html
More than 1,000 lakes have disappeared in China in the past half century, and more than 80 percent of lakes along the lower reach of the Yangtze River have been troubled by algae outbreaks, officials warned Monday at the beginning of the 13th World Lake Conference in central Hubei Province.