India: Global warming creating

Rise in sea level posing threat to population in Sunderbans

Sunderbans: Global warming and consequent rise in the sea level is posing a threat to the population, turning them into

A research team led by Professor Sugata Hazra, Director, School of Oceanographic Studies in the Jadavpur University, Kolkata, has found that 82 sq km land has been inundated over the past three decades.

The more the sea rises fed by melting ice, the greater the erosion in the estuarine islands, Professor Hazra says.

The Hindu