Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Sea-Erosion-in-Ganga-Sagar-Island--27MZIFL670KN.htmlConceptually similarEroded Light House on Sagar islandGP01JO6Completed★★★★Ganga Sagar EmbankmentGP01JO7Completed★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP01V2HCompleted★★★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP03QFTCompleted★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP01V1JCompleted★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP03QFPCompleted★★★★Occupied Hut along the EmbankmentGP01JOCCompleted★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP01V1UCompleted★★★★Sea Level Rise in IndiaGP01V20Completed★★★★View AllGP01JODSea Erosion in Ganga Sagar IslandParts of Sagar island touch the sea and these areas are being eroded. Erosion can be seen near the old light house of the Kolkata port trust.Locations:Asia-Ghoramara island-India-Indian Sundarbans-Indian Sunderbans-South Asia-West BengalDate:30 Mar, 2007Credit:© GreenpeaceMaximum size:2560px X 1920pxKeywords:Beaches-Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Climate change impacts-Day-Erosion-Global warming-KWCI (GPI)-Landscapes-Outdoors-Sea level riseShoot:Climate Change Threatens the SundarbansThe Sundarbans is a fragile set of islands which is particularly vulnerable to the increasing threat of climate change. The rivers that pour down from the Himalayas and empty into the Bay of Bengal have swollen and shifted in recent decades. This has resulted in increased flooding, threatening the local communities and agriculture as crops are swept away by floods or contaminated with water.
