A Picture is Worth... Pollution in China
by Michael Graham Richard, Gatineau, Canada on 07.20.07
Image: Photograph: Wuhan/AP
"Wuhan, Hebei province: A man collects dead fish in Donghu lake, where officials say an estimated 30,000kg of fish have been killed by a combination of pollution and hot weather".
More after the jump...
Image: Dang Yun/ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images
"Lanzhou, Gansu province: A resident takes a water sample from the polluted Yellow river".
Image: Colour China Photo/AP
"Guangzhou: Illegal motorbikes confiscated by police in an effort to curb air pollution await destruction at a recycling company".
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How ghastly!
Blood of China,
Running red through its rivers of pollution,
The flow of death.
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not so bad.Actually there really exist water pollution in some place.But government is adopting measures to curb the trend.Given more time,Chinese will,and also can prevent the polluting.Next time,perhaps you could see some photos with green mountains and fresh water,not only the problems.
thats dirty
dirtyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Oh my god! These pictures are so disturbing.
I do have a question.
In the seconds the question the water appears to be red, but from what?
-We need to make change & FAST!
We are the future for this eath.
Oddly enough the "illigal motorcycles" are in fact two-stroke mopeds for the most part...vehicles which will be replaced by cars that consume far more gas, and ultimately have a far greater negative impact on the environment.