Ocean Warming, sea-level rise and coastal flooding
Chokaria Sundarbans, Bangladesh
Rising ocean levels have flooded about 18,500 acres (7,500 hectares) of mangrove forest during the past three decades. Global sea-level rise is aggravated by substantial deltaic subsidence in the area with rates as high as 5.5 mm/year.
Reference: Huq, Z., et al. (eds.), 1999. Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change for Bangladesh. Kluwer Academic Publisher, The Netherlands.
Huq, S., S.I. Ali, and A.A. Rahman, 1995. The implications of sea-level rise and Bangladesh: A preliminary analysis. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue 14: 44-53.
