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 Stories About: Afghanistan AND Iran AND rivers and watersheds AND United Nations AND water pollution AND wetlands
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07 Feb 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Af-gone Afghanistan's most significant wetland area is now almost as dry as a bone, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. Satellite imagery shows that 99 percent of the Sistan wetlands, which stretch into Iran, have dried out since 1998. The main source of water to the wetlands, the Helmand River, has been flowing at far below normal levels. Ahmad Yusuf ... |
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| Topics: Afghanistan, Iran, rivers and watersheds, United Nations, water pollution, wetlands (all these topics) |
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