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India at 75: Melting glaciers, heatwaves and climate crisis

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From prime ministers and millionaires to labourers, Hindu faithful dream of trekking at least once in their lives to Gaumukh, where the waters of India's holiest river, the Ganges, emerge from a Himalayan glacier. But the ice at the end of the arduous journey is receding rapidly and portends an increasingly dry future for a country of 1.4 billion people facing existential challenges from climate change.

Added on the 10/11/2022 10:45:47 - Copyright : AFP EN

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