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Ganges drying up due to climate change? [1]

Some of the developing world's largest rivers including Ganges in South Asia are drying up because of climate change.

Researchers from the US-based National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) said this after analysing data combined with computer models to assess river flows across the world.

Publication Date: 
29/04/2009
New Nation (Bangladesh) [2]
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Himalaya [3], Agriculture [4], Water Resources [5], Rivers [6], Brahmaputra [7], Ganga [8], Niger [9], Dams [10], Climate Change [11], Global Warming [12], Africa [13], Bangladesh [14], China [15], South Asia [16]
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