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China ships Tibetan glacier water to climate-threatened Maldives

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The Indian Ocean nation of 1,192 tiny coral islands is on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Scientists say glaciers in the Himalayas are melting faster than ever due to climate change. The water was a gift from Yan Jinhai, the chairman of the Xizang Autonomous Region, or Tibet.

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The Hindu

China ships Tibetan glacier water to climate-threatened Maldives

The Maldives Foreign Ministry said the water was a gift from Yan Jinhai, the chairman of the Xizang Autonomous Region, or Tibet, lying more than 3,385 km away on the far side of the world’s highest mountain range

1 month ago·India

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Channel News Asia

China ships Tibetan glacier water to climate-threatened Maldives

MALE: China has sent more than a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, officials said on Thursday (Mar 28), a gift from the world's highest mountains to a low-lying archipelago threatened by rising seas. The Indian Ocean nation of 1,192 tiny coral islands is on the frontli

1 month ago·Singapore

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WION

Climate-threatened Maldives receives Tibetan glacier water from China

China has sent across over a million bottles filled with water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives which is currently reeling under the detrimental impact of climate change. With salt levels dripping into the land and corrupting water that is potable, the low-lying archipelago nation, which comprises over 1,192 tiny coral islands, is at the forefront of the climate crisis, further pushing it to be dependent on desalination plants. Acco…

1 month ago·Noida, India

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Raw Story

China ships Tibetan glacier water to climate-threatened Maldives

China has sent more than a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, officials said Thursday, a gift from the world's highest mountains to a low-lying archipelago threatened by rising seas.The Indian Ocean nation of 1,192 tiny coral islands is on the frontlines of the climate crisis, with salt levels seeping into the land and corrupting potable water, leaving it dependent on desalination plants.Scientists say glacie…

1 month ago·United States

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Phys.org

China ships Tibetan glacier water to climate-threatened Maldives

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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eNCA

China ships Tibetan glacier water to climate-threatened Maldives

China ships Tibetan glacier water to climate-threatened Maldives travis.richards Thu, 03/28/2024 - 12:15 MALE - China has sent more than a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, officials said Thursday, a gift from the world's highest mountains to a low-lying archipelago threatened by rising seas.The Indian Ocean nation of 1,192 tiny coral islands is on the frontlines of the climate crisis, with salt levels seep…

1 month ago

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