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As sea rise threatens Indian farmlands, scientists study saltwater plants as crops for future
2015-08-16 23:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: On a sun-scorched wasteland near India's southern tip, an unlikely garden filled with spiky shrubs and spindly greens is growing, seemingly against all odds. The plants are living on saltwater, coping with drought and possibly offering viable farming alternatives for a future in which rising seas have inundated countless coastal farmlands. Sea rise, one of the consequences of climate change, now threatens millions of poor subsistence farmers across Asia. As ocean water swamps low-lying plots, experts...
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