Asia Sentinel

Share this post

Bangladesh and Climate Change: Recipe for Disaster

www.asiasentinel.com

…

Asia Sentinel
Mar 11, 2019
Share this post

Bangladesh and Climate Change: Recipe for Disaster

www.asiasentinel.com

Bangladesh, at the triangular tip of the Bay of Bengal, is home to an astonishing 40 percent of the world’s storm surges. In 1971 and 1990, it experienced two of the deadliest such storms in history, killing 500,000 and 140,000 people respectively. It is arguably the world’s most vulnerable country to climate change.

Read →
  • New First
  • Chronological
© 2023 Asia Sentinel
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing