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Bhutan feels the heat as Asia’s climate crisis escalates

ཟླ་༦ 26, 2025 4 mins read
Bhutan feels the heat as Asia’s climate crisis escalates

Asia is heating up at nearly twice the global average, and the consequences are mounting, from record-breaking floods and heatwaves to accelerating glacier loss and rising sea levels.

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