Two-thirds of the world's major deltas, home to nearly half a billion people, are caught in the scissors of sinking land and rising seas, according to a study published on Sunday.
The new findings, based on satellite images, show that 85 per cent of the 33 largest delta regions experienced severe flooding over the past decade, affecting 260,000 square km.
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