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And release it in the summer when the snow melts.
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The glaciers of the Himalayas are
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the source of all the great Asian rivers-
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The Indus, Ganges, Mekong, Yangtze Kiang.
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Two billion people depend on them for drinking water...
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And to irrigate their crops, as in Bangladesh.
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On the delta of the Ganges and Brahmaputra,
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Bangladesh is directly affected by the phenomena...
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Occurring in the Himalayas and at sea level.
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This is one of the most populous and poorest countries in the world.
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It is already hit by global warming.
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The combined impact of increasingly dramatic floods and hurricanes...