Cuba’s Mangroves Dying of Thirst

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Cayo Jutías, Cuba. Photo source: ©© Potomo

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In the 1960s, the Cuban government declared that storage of fresh water for times of drought or hurricanes was a matter of national security, and it began to dam up the country’s rivers. But that policy has claimed an unforeseen victim: mangroves…

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