Thursday, July 9, 2009

CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SUNDERBANS, INDIA


Daily life is a constant struggle for tens of thousands of people still reeling from the devastating impact of Cyclone Aila which struck eastern India in late May leaving 138 dead and tens of thousands homeless in one of the worst disasters that West Bengal has faced in decades. The hardest hit areas were in the low-lying Sunderbans delta home to the worlds largest mangrove forest

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