http://www.bloggernews.net/1879 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:26:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.bloggernews.net/1879#comment-264 Blogger News Network » Rising sea level submerge two small islands in Sunderbans Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:07:52 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/1879#comment-264 [...] Rising sea level is threatening many small islands in Sunderbans, the largest mangrove ecosystem in the world, which is spread across Bangladesh and West Bengal in India, at the mouth of the river Ganges. Two of the 100 small islands in this delta region have already been submerged by the rising sea level, which ecologists believe is a direct effect of global warming. Sunderbans is home to a wide range of animals, which includes the Royal Bengal Tiger, spotted deer, crocodiles, snakes and many species of birds. Many of the islands threatened by the rising sea level are populated, with an estimate suggesting that nearly 10,000 people are living in these islands. All these people could soon become refugees of climate change and might have to relocate farther inland to escape the rising sea. [...] […] Rising sea level is threatening many small islands in Sunderbans, the largest mangrove ecosystem in the world, which is spread across Bangladesh and West Bengal in India, at the mouth of the river Ganges. Two of the 100 small islands in this delta region have already been submerged by the rising sea level, which ecologists believe is a direct effect of global warming. Sunderbans is home to a wide range of animals, which includes the Royal Bengal Tiger, spotted deer, crocodiles, snakes and many species of birds. Many of the islands threatened by the rising sea level are populated, with an estimate suggesting that nearly 10,000 people are living in these islands. All these people could soon become refugees of climate change and might have to relocate farther inland to escape the rising sea. […]

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