“If we can't love our one and only home, what can we love? If we're unwilling to defend what we love, then what are we?”
― Michael Carter, Kingfisher's Song: Memories Against Civilization [2]
If sea levels rise just 1 meter (3 feet), 15% of Bangladesh's land will be underwater and 30 million people will be displaced [3].
But it is expected to rise upwards of 3 meters (9 feet) by 2100 [7].
1 "Bangladesh rated world’s most vulnerable country to climate change." RTCC Bangladesh rated worlds most vulnerable country to climate change Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2014. <http://www.rtcc.org/2013/10/30/bangladesh-rated-worlds-most-vulnerable-country-to-climate-change/>.
2 "Kingfisher's Song Quotes." By Michael Carter. Web. 4 Nov. 2014.
3 "Bangladesh Is Drowning Because of Climate Change." The Huffington Post. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2014. <http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/alex-mifflin/bangladesh-climate-change_b_4150220.html
4 "Bangladesh CC." World Bank. World Bank. Web. 4 Nov. 2014.
5 "Rich Nations failing to Meet Climate Change Goals." The Guardian. Web. 4 Nov. 2014.
6 "Climate Change in Bangladesh." Newsall. Web. 4 Nov. 2014.
7 "Bangladesh Drowning Climate Change." The Huffington Post. 28 Oct. 2014.
2 "Kingfisher's Song Quotes." By Michael Carter. Web. 4 Nov. 2014.
3 "Bangladesh Is Drowning Because of Climate Change." The Huffington Post. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2014. <http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/alex-mifflin/bangladesh-climate-change_b_4150220.html
4 "Bangladesh CC." World Bank. World Bank. Web. 4 Nov. 2014.
5 "Rich Nations failing to Meet Climate Change Goals." The Guardian. Web. 4 Nov. 2014.
6 "Climate Change in Bangladesh." Newsall. Web. 4 Nov. 2014.
7 "Bangladesh Drowning Climate Change." The Huffington Post. 28 Oct. 2014.