Yangtze+River+II+Edo+Spry

PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS: THE YANGTZE

PROBLEM: Melting Glaciers

 SOLUTION

PROBLEM: Algae blooms as a result of agricultural and industrial pollution emptying into the Yangtze River

Solution: Fish eating Algae

 PROBLEM: Flooding caused by Deforestation



The 1998 Yangtze River flood was one of the most severe floods China had ever seen. More than 3,000 people lost their lives and millions of acres of cropland were destroyed. Environmentalists and scientists blamed heavy logging along the riverbanks. > > > Forests use up and hold more water than grass- or farmland. Once the trees are gone, the land suffers from soil erosion and sediment is washed downstream from the mountains, clogging the river. (Source: Reuters) > > > > > > > > > > SOLUTION : Create more National Parks and World Heritage Areas