‘If there’s any country that will do it, it’s China’: Why is China diverting some of the world’s mightiest rivers thousands of miles?

People in China’s northern megacities have 74 times less fresh water than the average American — so the Chinese government has built the world’s largest water diversion project, with the most ambitious and dangerous route still to come. (Lire plus…)

Ndlr : En France on a bien creusé les canaux du Midi, et ça sans les moyens modernes.