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Pollution shown cutting rainfall in hilly areas

03-08-2007 · EurekAlert!

Manmade climate change due to pollution seriously inhibits precipitation over hills in semi-arid regions, a phenomenon with dire consequences for water resources in the Middle east and many other parts of the world, a study by a Chinese-Israeli research team, led by Professor Daniel Rosenfeld of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has shown.

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