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Asian water tower faces worsening supply imbalance, 2 bn people at risk

Asian water tower faces worsening supply imbalance, 2 bn people at risk
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Global warming: Asian water tower faces worsening supply imbalance, 2 billion people at risk

Rapid global warming has worsened the water imbalance for almost 2 billion people in the Third Pole region including India, Bangladesh and Nepal where about 90 per cent of water is used for irrigation, a new study has warned.

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Scientists stress water imbalance in Third Pole

Rapid climate warming has caused water imbalances in the Third Pole region, leading to greater water demand in densely populated downstream countries, according to a new study.

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The spatial imbalance will alleviate water scarcity in the Yellow and Yangtze River basins while increasing scarcity in the further-south Indus basins, noted the study.

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Scientists stress water imbalance in Third Pole

BEIJING, June 8 (Xinhua) Rapid climate warming has caused water imbalances in the Third Pole region, leading to greater water demand in densely populated dow

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