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Rising Water and Sinking Land: The Ganges Delta

The Ganges delta is the largest and most fertile river delta in the world, and home for nearly 200 million people. The low-lying delta plain, covering two-thirds of Bangladesh, stands less than one meter above sea level. The rising water-level in the delta is causing... click to read more

Mélanie Becker | Senior Scientist at Littoral Environnement et Sociétés, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique–Université de La Rochelle, France

Mikhail Karpytchev | Senior Lecturer at Littoral Environnement et Sociétés, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique–Université de La Rochelle, France

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published on Dec 9, 2020