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4 Feb 2019 | Media coverage

Thawing of Earth’s ‘3rd pole’ could affect 1.9 billion people, study says

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/thaw-himalayas-glaciers-asia-rivers-crops-study-1.5004665

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