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Earth's Continents Are Drying Out at an Unprecedented Rate, Study Warns


All over the world, fresh water is disappearing, and a new analysis reveals that much of it is entering the ocean, with drying continents now contributing more to the alarming rise in global sea levels than melting ice sheets.

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