Sea Level Rise Impacts Flashcards
1
Q
Number of residents affected by rise of sea levels and more frequent extreme weather cyclones in the Sundarbans
A
4 Million
2
Q
Number of islands lost in the Sundarbans region
A
2 - lochachara island and Ghoramara Island
3
Q
Impacts of rising sea levels in the Netherlands
A
1% of population, or 24000 people due to safeguarding measures
4
Q
Sundarbans % of population living beneath $1 a day
A
40%
5
Q
% of children malnourished Sundarbans
A
70%
6
Q
% of Women illiterate Sundarbans
A
40%
7
Q
Refugees due to Sunderbans rising sea levels
A
20,000
