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Water fall Where is the water that Europe and China are missing from rivers, reservoirs and underground this year? It must be somewhere.

John Packham,

London, UK

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Taste test Do fizzy drinks really taste different from cans or plastic/glass bottles? My friend prefers cans, but I can’t taste any difference.

Siobhan O’Shea,

Chelmsford, Essex, UK

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