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Ancient cave art along China's Silk Road eroded by rainfall, floods

Flash floods and years of unusual rainfall — likely linked to climate change — are degrading ancient cave art along China’s historic Silk Road at a rapid pace.

NPR’s Emily Feng reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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