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Dhaka to sink someday

Published : Monday, 8 July, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 349
Shamiran Biswas
The name of Dhaka, the capital of Bengal, may be erased from the world map due to climate change. Yes, you are listening right, in the coming days, the existence of the district called Dhaka may disappear completely, not only that, five other big cities are going to fall into existence crisis along with Dhaka.

This is exactly what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has claimed. According to them, there are places all over the world, whose names may be completely erased from the world map forever in the coming days. The population may have even disappeared into the sea.

In this list, there are names of six places in the world, where the name of our capitalDhaka is also included. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, global sea level is rising at a very fast pace, from 1.4 millimeters between 2000 and 2005, to 3.6 millimeters by 2015. Due to global warming, there are many surprising crises that have arisen all over the world.

For example, snow has occurred in some places during the summer. In some places there is heavy rain in winter. Part of the world is warming so much that it has exceeded human tolerance. And almost every one of these symptoms is seen in our Bangladesh. Heavy rainfall is seen here in winter. In the summer, we see scorching heat. Winter is coming late and leaving early. In general, the direct impact of climate change is happening all over the world including our country.

There are places in the world that are on the brink of drowning. If such changes continue, environmental scientists fear that these cities of the world will be submerged under water by 2100. Those six regions, Malé Maldives, are on the brink of drowning these places on Earth, including Malé, the capital of the Maldives.

It is estimated that 77 percent of the country could be submerged in water during the mentioned period. Giribadi Oceania is short on this list. Currently the population of this country is 1 lakh 20 thousand, in the future the country may lose two third of its land, as a result the country may face a threat to protect its existence 80 thousand people.

China - One of the most influential countries in Asia, China is also in this crisis. Sugar can also be affected by the effects of sea level rise. About 43 million people in China live near the sea. It is feared that they may be under threat. Dhaka-Bangladesh, it is feared that Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, may sink as the sea level rises.

As a result, houses and properties of about 32 crore people may be destroyed. India - The next name on the list is our neighboring country of India. According to research by the European Union-funded Live Adaptive Project, the countrys land could sink into the sea in the future. Bangkok-Thailand, according to a report by the World Economic Forum, Thailand may go under water in the near future.

If proper steps are not taken now to protect the environment, it may not be possible to save these countries from the threat.
The writer is an agriculture and environment specialist


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