Bengal delta exposes threat for low-lying coastal areas

Bengal delta exposes threat for low-lying coastal areas

The Bengal delta, also known as the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Megha delta, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite. The snow-covered Himalayas can be seen at the left of the image. Credit: European Space Agency Climate change and human interventions are threatening the water and food security of one of the most densely populated regions in the world – the Bengal delta in Bangladesh – and it’s a threat likely to be experienced around the world. …