Spots that might disappear as global warms -- Asia

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Indus River, Pakistan [huanqiu.com]


7. The Indus River derives from the glaciers of Himalaya and is more than 3,000 kilometers long. It breeds the forests, plates and villages along the way, which makes it become the most important source of irrigation water.

The shrink of glaciers and irregular changes of rainfall could intensify the problem of local water shortage.

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