Denuded of forest during centuries of overpopulation, and having cultivated the wetlands so they no longer act as a sponge, inland China will find itself washed away into flooded and raging rivers.

• 在中国已经持续了几百年的人口过剩时代，大量森林被砍伐，大量的湿地被耕耘做农田，所以土地不再象海绵一样起吸水的作用了。中国内陆地区将会发现他们被洪水和狂怒的江河洗劫了。