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Flash floods and droughts: Two billion people will soon be at risk

Nearly two billion people in india, pakistan and china will soon be at risk of flash floods

07/02/2019

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This century, global warming will melt at least a third of the ice in the Himalayas. Nearly two billion people in India, Pakistan and China will be at risk of flash floods and drought.

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