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  • Human activity on rivers outpaces, compounds effects of climate change

    Jun 19, 2020 9:15 am by Lois YoksoulianResearch
    Artisan sand mining in the Boro Gang River, northern Bangladesh. Photo courtesy Jim Best

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    • Artisan sand mining in the Boro Gang River, northern Bangladesh. Photo courtesy Jim Best

    New studies suggest that the world’s great waterways are becoming more vulnerable as the effects of human activity and climate change combine and compound.