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The rains were kind to Cambodian farmer Tep Van last year, when the monsoon season doused his land with enough water to soak his fields and grow his precious rice crop. But he’s not sure he can count on the same luck this year.
“In the past, we didn’t have to worry about the weather,” Van said, standing beside his field several kilometres outside the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. “But lately, it’s been a big problem.”
A few seasons ago, the rains were scarce. His parched crop withered without the moisture; nearly one-third of his seedlings didn’t make it to harvest.
Such patterns of irregular, unpredictable weather are what many climate scientists believe to be the effects of climate change. One season, there might be drought when rains should have fallen. The next, there could be more rain than the fields could handle.
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