COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Keep their heads above water
Description: The concern for many experts is that climate change is threatening the lives of people who make their home along the river channels of Bangladesh. Climate change means that Bangladeshis have faced a terrible few years, due to higher tides and heavier monsoons. Scientists warn that the heating of the earth's atmosphere will release more water from above and create higher tides below, making the country one of the places most vulnerable to rising sea levels on earth. [Source: The Guardian]
URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/apr/26/planuk.planuk5
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Source: The Guardian
Publish Date: 4/25/2008
Reading Level: Basic
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