Enhanced flood risk with 1.5 °C global warming in the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna basin

Flood hazard is a global problem, but regions such as south Asia, where people’s livelihoods are highly dependent on water resources, can be affected disproportionally. The 2017 monsoon flooding in the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna (GBM) basin, with record river levels observed, resulted in ∼1200 deaths...

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Published in:	Environmental Research Letters
Main Authors:	P F Uhe, D M Mitchell, P D Bates, C C Sampson, A M Smith, A S Islam
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2019-01-01
Subjects:	flooding climate change Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna 1.5°C global warming
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab10ee