The Ganges–Brahmaputra river delta, with 170 million people and a vast, low-lying coastal plain, is perceived to be at great risk of increased flooding and submergence from sea-level rise. However, human alteration of the landscape can create similar risks to sea-level rise. Here, we report that islands in southwest Bangladesh, enclosed by embankments in the 1960s, have lost 1.0–1.5 m of elevation, whereas the neighbouring Sundarban mangrove forest has remained comparatively stable.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/flood-risk-natural-and-embanked-landscapes-ganges%E2%80%93brahmaputra-tidal-delta-plain
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/l-w-auerbach
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-l-goodbred-jr
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/d-r-mondal-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ganga
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brahmaputra
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sea-level-rise
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/islands
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cyclones
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sediment-transport
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydrology
