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| mp21k | Himalayan glaciers feed into seven of Asia's biggest rivers: the Ganges; Indus; Brahmaputra; Mekong; Thanlwin, formerly known as the Salween; Yangtze and Yellow. | 050314 |
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In a report, the Switzerland-based World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature said the rate of retreat of the Asian mountain range's glaciers is accelerating because of global warming, and has now reached 33-49 feet a year. The shrinking of Himalayan glaciers could fuel an upswing in flooding in China, India and Nepal, before creating water shortages for hundreds of millions of people across the region... |
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WWF - The Global Conservation Organization Global conservation, research, environmental advocacy, and restoration organization formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund. Provides news, research and ... http://www.panda.org/ |
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http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/climate_change/news/news.cfm?uNewsID=19111 Water crisis looms as Himalayan glaciers retreat |
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