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India: Brahmaputra, Teesta count the cost of climate change
Posted by Dhaka Tribune: None Given on December 14th, 2013
Dhaka Tribune: The mighty rivers of Brahmaputra and Teesta have dried up at an alarming rate and almost turned into crop fields because of the adverse impacts of climate change.
The Brahmaputra has now the lowest water flow in some narrower channels that caused emergence of hundreds of shoals, hampering navigability throughout its courses both in the up and down stream.
At the same time, the Teesta has mostly dried up allowing its vast bed to wear a deserted look with only sand.
Hundreds of landless riverside...
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Salinity in Bangladesh coastal aquifers `alarming´
Posted by Dhaka Tribune: None Given on October 20th, 2013
Dhaka Tribune: Salinity intrusion into the aquifers of the country’s coastal districts has reached an alarming proportion due to unplanned use of groundwater in agriculture and seawater seeping into underground due to sea-level rise caused by global warming. “We’ve assessed the quality and quantity data of groundwater up to 1,100 feet deep in 19 costal districts. But, we’ve found saline water in aquifers within just 600-700 feet deep,” deputy director (Groundwater Hydrology) at Bangladesh Water Development Board...