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4 Jul 2020 | Cryosphere

As Himalayas warm, Nepal’s climate migrants struggle to survive

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Climate change is remaking the Himalayan region, putting at risk millions of South Asians who depend on its water resources and pushing mountain dwellers in northern Nepal, home to the world’s highest peaks, to build new settlements at lower altitudes.

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