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An abandoned irrigation canal in Gansu province, China, in September 2013. Hundreds of rivers have vanished in recent years in northwestern Gansu, one of China's driest regions. Experts blame both climate change and the country's penchant for massive water projects.
Credit: REUTERS/Carlos Barria