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Warming climate, pollution and unplanned growth push Kashmir’s lakes toward disappearance

Climate-exacerbated heat increases and unpredictable rainfall combined with unplanned urban growth have resulted in nearly half the lakes in the mountainous, India-controlled Jammu and Kashmir region disappearing or becoming highly polluted in the last six decades

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What happened Warming climate, pollution and unplanned growth push Kashmir’s lakes toward disappearance.
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Left / center-leftWarming climate, pollution and unplanned growth push Kashmir’s lakes toward disappearance

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The IndependentNews report · Jun 30, 1:10 AM

Warming climate, pollution and unplanned growth push Kashmir’s lakes toward disappearance

Climate-exacerbated heat increases and unpredictable rainfall combined with unplanned urban growth have resulted in nearly half the lakes in the mountainous, India-controlled Jammu and Kash...

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Jun 30, 1:08 AM

Warming climate, pollution and unplanned growth push Kashmir’s lakes toward disappearance

Climate-exacerbated heat increases and unpredictable rainfall combined with unplanned urban growth have resulted in nearly half the lakes in the mountainous, India-controlled Jammu and Kash...

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Jun 30, 1:08 AM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Jun 30, 1:10 AM: The Independent joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.