Thursday, December 03, 2009

Talks Anupam Mishra: The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting




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With wisdom and wit, Anupam Mishra talks about the amazing feats of engineering built centuries ago by the people of India's Golden Desert to harvest water. These structures are still used today -- and are often superior to modern water megaprojects.

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Saturday, November 14, 2009

Oz Drought Threatens Wine Growers




Winemakers in South Australia have been forced to spend £ms laying long pipelines to pump water into their drought-stricken vineyards. Sky's Ian Woods reports on how drastic action has been needed to save the industry.

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