Rising Water and Sinking Land: The Ganges Delta
Résumé
The Ganges delta, covering two-thirds of Bangladesh, is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world. It presents a challenge for climate change adaptation of nearly 200 million inhabitants. After analyzing more than a hundred water-level gauges, we found that sea-level could rise up to 140 cm by 2100, almost twice as high as previously thought and that is likely due to land subsidence.