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In 1952, China proposed the South-North Water Diversion Project, which would move water from Southern China to Northern China. This was due to the fact that the south flooded way too often and the north was extremely prone to droughts. This project was going to be a huge one, and China was focusing all of its energy on this one project. A consequence of focusing only on water would be having the pollution grow out of hand. Finally, In conclusion, all four of these places had something with water from using it as a luxury to threatening to cut it off from other people.
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The first instance of transporting water from the water-plentiful South China to the arid, dry North China.
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Ancient Rome obtained most of the water for their aqueducts from springs rather than lakes. They used tunnels to irrigate water, which was similar to the way that Los Angeles used tunnels for their aqueduct. Ancient Rome used the water for everyday needs, like drinking and washing hands, as well as for leisure, like supplying baths or fountains.
The Ancient Romans built a water bridge, the Pont du Gard, to transport water.
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India and Pakistan were nearly at war in February 2019. Supposedly, a Pakistan citizen was in possession of lethal weapons and destroyed an Indian Convoy/bus which killed around 33 men. Because of that, India threatened to stop water from the Chenab River from going into Pakistan, which nearly caused a water war.
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The Soviet Union wanted to boost their cotton industry, so they diverted water from the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya rivers to Central Asia’s desert steppes, leaving the southern part of the Aral Sea to dry up. Kazakhstan encases the Northern Aral Sea, while Uzbekistan surrounds the Southern Aral Sea. Uzbekistan relates to the Owens Valley because their water was stolen, while Kazakhstan relates to Los Angeles, having no shortage of water.
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The area of Uzbekistan which contains the Aral Sea dried up due to the diversion of water.
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