Thursday, October 25, 2018

Climate change, rising sea levels a threat to farmers in Bangladesh.

A study made by Ohio State University finds that, Salty soil drives changes in agriculture and migration.

According to the source it says like, rising sea levels are driven by climate change and this make changes in the salty soil, and that is likely to force about 200,000 coastal farmers in Bangladesh inland as glaciers melt into the world's oceans.

This article says that, frequent flooding with salt water is already pushing farmers in Bangladesh to shift from growing rice to raising shrimp and other seafood, but not all coastal residents will be able to stay put and maintain their agricultural livelihoods.

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