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Sentinel-2A satellite image of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh. Photo: European Space Agency

When the sea moves inland: A global climate wake-up call from Bangladesh's Delta

In a new study, scientists from the University of Portsmouth, in collaboration with Dhaka University and Curtin University, reveal the growing reach of saltwater intrusion in the Bengal Delta of...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. File Photo: AFP

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UN chief issues 'SOS' for Pacific Islands worst hit by warming ocean

FILE PHOTO: The remains of houses are pictured as rising sea levels destroy homes built along the shoreline, forcing villagers to relocate, in El Bosque, Mexico, November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf/File Photo

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Pace of rise in global sea level has doubled -UN climate report

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Regions at risk of going underwater due to climate change

This handout image taken on July 17, 2020, and released by The European Space Agency (ESA) on Nov 19, 2020, shows the Sentinel-6 satellite, dedicated to measuring sea levels as part of the European Union’s Copernicus Earth Observation. The Sentinel-6 satellite, which will measure sea levels, is scheduled for launch on Saturday (Nov 21) will continue with unparalleled precision an almost thirty-year mission, whose data are crucial for observing climate change at work on the seas the globe and predict its consequences for human activity. - AFP