As the Chitra turns saline, mangroves appear

Kamran Reza Chowdhury Salinisation of freshwater near Sundarbans  leading to mangrove forests and spelling the end of an ecosystem that was heavy with sweet water vegetation and fish Environmentalists have consistently warned that climate change would adversely affect the world’s largest mangrove forest and World Heritage Site, the Sundarbans, with the reduction in flow of fresh… Continue reading As the Chitra turns saline, mangroves appear

Climate change drives up river salinity in Bangladesh

Susmita Dasgupta Already facing increasing river salinity due to climate change, parts of coastal Bangladesh could become zones of poverty with limited freshwater available in rivers It has been established by now that coastal Bangladesh is being seriously affected by climate change. It is now imperative to determine the exact ways in which it is… Continue reading Climate change drives up river salinity in Bangladesh