Fertile Crescent 'will disappear this century'

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Fertile Crescent 'will disappear this century' [1]

Diverting water from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to supply agriculture, alongside a warming climate, means the once-bountiful region is becoming desert.

Publication Date:

01/08/2009

Author(s): Fred Pearce [2]

Source: New Scientist [3]

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2719

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/fertile-crescent-will-disappear-century

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