Where goats drink first: Women struggle as coastal India grows saltier (Thomson Reuters Foundation News)
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Thomson Reuters Foundation News published a news article on the health issues women face as sea levels rise on the coastal regions of Bangladesh. Research Fellow Valerie Mueller‘s findings were included in the article showing how worsening soil salinity will force nearly 200,000 coastal Bangladesh residents to migrate inland.
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