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Cherrapunjee getting drier [1]

The town of Cherrapunjee, in the Indian state of Meghalaya, is reputed to be the wettest place in the world.

But there are signs that its weather patterns may be being hit by global climate change.

"Not without reason has Cherrapunjee achieved fame as being the place with the heaviest rainfall on earth," wrote German missionary Christopher Becker more than 100 years ago.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2008
New Age (Bangladesh) [2]
Tags:
Climate Change [3], India [4], Meghalaya [5]
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