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10 Jan 2020 | Water and air

Asia’s Great Rivers: Climate crisis, pollution put billions at risk

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Further stressed by extreme heatwaves, erratic monsoons, and pollution, the waterways are in crisis and the lives of hundreds of millions hang in the balance. Access to clean water, now more precious than oil, is a preserve of the rich and has become a resource so valuable that people — and nations — are willing to fight for it. Read more

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