Clouds of soot melting glaciers in Himalayas and Tibetan plateau


	Clouds of soot melting glaciers in Himalayas and Tibetan plateau

JICWyllie

10-5-2009 12:21 PM

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1-climate change, 1-melting, 1-pollution, 1-starvation, 2-consequences, 2-increase, 2-risks, 3-forecast, 4-china, 4-india

JICWyllie says:

That's nearly half the world's population at risk of starvation.

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