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Floods have always occurred in our country.But there are some concerns about erratic patterns of weather all over the world.GHG causes rise in air temperature and sea surface temperature. A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, and more moisture means more precipitation can occur.This is being observed in some parts of the world. In case of Bangladesh detecting and differentiating changes caused by climate change and changes that would have occured anyways is difficult,

STRONGEST cyclone in their HISTORY. Get it? Maldives: going under. Carterets: Going under. Get it? Half the Arctic ice melted this summer. Get it?

Moreover adaptation takes a long time and should be done at the local level), whereas mitigation is something that needs global effort. And even if Bangladesh manages to adapt to impacts of climate change and also (for arguments sake) becomes 100% renewable, sea-level rise will not stop, salinity will keep on intruding. Moreover, although our government and the people at the individual level should be responsible for taking initiatives (less consumption for example) those who are

Yes, but maybe you missed the "on a unprecedented scale", "more often", etc.

Asif, GHGs causing climate change is a matter which cannot be taken care of only at the local level. There are 3 options for any country to take: Adaptation, Mitigation and Geoengineering (Dessler, 2010). For low income countries like ours, we should of course give much preference to adaptation, but that does not necessarily mean we give up mitigation altogether.

What Bangladesh needs is to tackle the the problem of floods with massive publicly and privetly fundeted projects like Dams on rivers , villages being removed to safer areas etc and what ever is needed in order to reduce the dangers to the pupulation and to farms homes and property of the people , unfunturantly that all needs alot of money and perhaps international assistanse

Hold on.. I'm now old. But I was taking classes in college regarding the Indian subcontinent. I remember my dravidian saying Bangladesh as the Largest Poorest country in the world. Flooding, and death, was nearly yearly if not annually, so 4 minutes or so they mention this, and then its additionally worse because of warming. But it seems to jump the warming train and many will be left with that is the main problem.

even more so because of dams that were (and are being) built outside the country and definitely because our country is a Delta.But the problem with the impacts of climate change is that it needs a long time to understand a trend, and we as humans have the tendency to quickly dismiss the idea that climate change is a significant contributing factor for many of visual impacts,or we quickly embrace the idea that this must be because of CC.Thats why we should rely on the work of scientists.

WOW my hats off to you REal news for coverring such humane issue that western world ignores

It is not only Bangladeshi position - most scientists in the world (those who publish in pier reviewed journals at least) are of the position that climate change is caused by industries of Western Countries ACCUMULATED over past 100-150 years. Drastically increased fluctuations in weather patterns and increased water levels are product of almost any climate model and it is what is affecting low laying countries, including Bangladesh.

very interesting. I like how the political implications of climate change were put into context here.

Yes. I get it. Do YOU get MY question? What was the strongest cyclone in Bangladesh's PREHISTORY? And in what way is a cyclone's strength measured? No one can say if there hasn't been a cyclone as strong in the past. Also: You appear not have read my post; you merely reacted to it. Whether or not a cyclone comes ashore, due to Bangaldesh's low elevation they annually experiences flooding.

Thanks.

complacency does not serve us well... we are all inteconnected

the main emitters (such as the US) should be held accountable for the impacts that is being caused. I am not saying that we should "beg" for help. It is our right and the right of all CC affected SIDS, and other impacted countries to receive help, since we are not the cause of the impacts. But what usually happens is that the responsibility is pushed from the govt/policy makers of developed countries to those of ldcs..and vice versa. So, in short if Bangladesh acts alone,it wont change much.

You fail to understand how exponential growth occurs and the concept of ecological footprint!

There is something called carrying capacity. I am a Bangladeshi, and believe me all the problems that we face in Bangladesh would have been much easier to solve if our population was much much less. WE DONT NEED ANY MORE!!! Remeber Environmental Impact=Population X AffluenceX Energy Consumption

I would be wary about assuming that climate change is the reason that Bangladesh experiences flooding. Look into the history: Flooding has occurred in Bangladesh for thousands of years because the majority of the country lies near sea level at the delta of the Ganges and Bhramaputra rivers.

Looks like we need an operation waterwing drop.

Hahahahaha! What the...? Hahaha!

Floods are a natural part of Bangladesh's ecology. It's how the country was formed.

I care, we care and 140 million human care. Now it's effecting bangladesh tomorrow it will effect others.

this is the reason i ask sate to use reference, always.

I have nothing against babies.I did not say anything about what to do about the population problem and what not to do. World population, local population, consumption patterns of the affluent (people and countries) & the problem of distribution of resources are serious problems in the world.I am not saying that we have to following China.There are certain ways to influence population growth to go down.You should look at the Bangladesh scenario where the TFR reduced from about 7.2 to close to 2.

You must do some reading. No one is saying they havent happend before. Scientists have been saying for a very long time that a global rise in temperature would increase the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events such as drought, cyclone, heat waves. If you look at the trends you'll see that such extremes have increased in numbers and strength although a more long period observation would be better to come to more robust conclusions. Please read IPCC AR4 Technical Summary.

climatchance doesnt only come from thouse who own cars. What I'm talking about is the goverments contribute to reduce the emission from facturys and general industry. EVERYONE must help with facing our new crisis. Not only the vestern countryes. EVERYONE has a responsebility, no matter how poor they are. There are rich ppl. in Bangl. that owns factorys. Rich = cant afford to invest in climate friendly industry? Gov. can force all owners to invest in that, but do they?

NO, NOT AT ALL!

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Bangladesh needs to BUILD a wall now with the latest technology; this will prevent water from taking lands. Bangladeshi please spread the word other Bangladeshis. We can't waste any time. Bangladesh must spend all its money on this wall. It is about survival. If something like this were happen to Western country, everybody would be talking and living in fear and they would come up with something out of box. BANGLADESH NEEDS A SOLUTION NOW, OUT OF BOX. ACT NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.

i think that blaming the unclear not fully undrestood yet "climate change- greenhouse efect " for the natural phenomenon of annual floods in bangladesh is really wrong and misorientating!

You must understand how trends work and how science is evidence based. The earth has been much warmer before. But the rate at which it is warming now is much more rapid than previous records show. Please read the book Introduction to Modern Climate Change by Andrew E. Dessler. You can find it in Google Books. If you want I can email it to you if you give me your email address.

[con't] Now the west question. I think I said it before. Its the largest poorest country in the world. That same professor dryly made a funny, "in developing(sic) countries, it is said that the only recreation, is procreation." And thats the ugly truth. High birth rate, annual flooding admittadly getting worse, and some of the poorest of the poor. Didn't it use to be east pakistan? Has Pakistan shown any care or concern? I do care, but it seems an almost impossible position.

The rich will be ok, it's those without money, they'll be the ones to die and make room. Middle income persons will crowd together and become the new poor. This is our future.

BTW, how much are they paying you Mr. Viscount Monckton of Brenchley!

no, they don't

We can't even get our gov't to care about the poor in the USA much less the poor souls in Bangladesh.

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It's because Bangladesh is 'small and insignificant' to the western countries. Hurricane Katrina had a smaller death toll and not as serious damage to the Bangladeshis and yet Katrina gets more publicity. I feel muslims are being targetted directly from Bush.

Bangladesh should control their birth rate if part of the country is about to sink. Several cities in SEA are also predicted to sink due to climate changes .

It is extremely necessary for you to do some reading, what book are you reading for reference... please hear yourself before you make such claims! Finite planet, finite resources, finite waste absorption capacity.... you do the math! The population is 7billion! Even if growth rates decline there is something called population momentum, which, given the large size of the population base will have/is having a serious impact!

bengal pride boi

Oh sure makes sense. That's why we have poverty, famine and starvation. You would have to be heartless to think that watching children starving to death is so satisfying. There needs to be birth control so that these babies don't die.

btw why other countries sould pay for Bangladesh?. he said they have money why they dont give? just lol why them the 40% are begars in india and bangladesh? did they ever worked? why the ones that have sould give? Did they help my countrie ever? NO simple

Bangladesh's greenhouse gas emissions are NEGLIGIBLE. It's a predominantly rural country where one in every thousand people owns a car. They don't CONTRIBUTE to climate change, so therefore there's nothing more can they do to COMBAT climate change! And yet THEY are facing the brunt of the complications as a result of the carelessness of first world industrialized nations! In future do your research before making aggravating statements like this that helps ignorance to flourish.

Reference please!!! What you are saying is absurd

I'm sorry but I don't enjoy watching babies starve to death or for that matter animals. And that's what happens when there is a lack of food.

Sad jokes...

Bangladesh havent done anything to prevent climate change, so whats all this talk about bangladesh? Crying rasists to other countryes wouldnt prevent the ice to melt I think, could be wrong thou, :O

Moreover adaptation takes a long time and should be done at the local level), whereas mitigation is something that needs global effort. And even if Bangladesh manages to adapt to impacts of climate change and also (for arguments sake) becomes 100% renewable, sea-level rise will not stop, salinity will keep on intruding. Moreover, although our government and the people at the individual level should be responsible for taking initiatives (less consumption for example) those who are