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Deforestation could shift monsoons, leaving India high and dry, study finds [1]

Large-scale deforestation could cause monsoon rains to shift south, cutting rainfall in India by nearly a fifth, scientists say.

Publication Date: 
03/03/2015
Age (Australia) [2]
Tags:
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer [3], Deforestation [4], India [5], Monsoons [6], Rainfall [7], Carbon Dioxide [8], Indian Institute of Science [9], Asia [10], South Asia [11], Forests [12]

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