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Flooded fish farms in an estuary near Chakaria, between Cox's Bazar and Chittagong. Every pond has a caretaker to guard the fish, and a small elevated concrete shelter for refuge in case of cyclone. This area is flooded on an almost regular basis by tropical storms, with shallow channels that magnify wind-driven storm surge.

Bangladesh’s Bay of Bengal, long prone to chronic flooding, has become increasingly uninhabitable. The monsoons of 2017, which typically run from June through September, were the worst in 40 years, and more than eight million Bangladeshis were overwhelmed by the devastation. At least 140 people died, nearly 700,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, and about a third of Bangladesh was submerged. An estimated 307,000 Bangladeshis became climate refugees. Because sea surface temperatures in the Bay of Bengal have increased significantly, scientists believe Bangladesh has suffered some of the fastest sea-level rises in the world. They project at least a five-foot rise by 2100, which would displace 50 million people.

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Flooded fish farms in an estuary near Chakaria, between Cox's Bazar and Chittagong. Every pond has a caretaker to guard the fish, and a small elevated concrete shelter for refuge in case of cyclone. This area is flooded on an almost regular basis by tropical storms, with shallow channels that magnify wind-driven storm surge. <br /> <br /> Bangladesh’s Bay of Bengal, long prone to chronic flooding, has become increasingly uninhabitable. The monsoons of 2017, which typically run from June through September, were the worst in 40 years, and more than eight million Bangladeshis were overwhelmed by the devastation. At least 140 people died, nearly 700,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, and about a third of Bangladesh was submerged. An estimated 307,000 Bangladeshis became climate refugees. Because sea surface temperatures in the Bay of Bengal have increased significantly, scientists believe Bangladesh has suffered some of the fastest sea-level rises in the world. They project at least a five-foot rise by 2100, which would displace 50 million people.

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