Coastal flooding in Asian megadeltas: Recent advances, persistent challenges, and call for actions amidst local and global changes

M Becker, K Seeger, A Paszkowski… - Reviews of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Asian megadeltas, specifically the Ganges‐Brahmaputra‐Meghna, Irrawaddy, Chao Phraya,
Mekong, and Red River deltas host half of the world's deltaic population and are vital for …

Habitat quality and degradation change analysis for the Sundarbans mangrove forest using invest habitat quality model and machine learning

I Mondal, PK Naskar, S Alsulamy, F Jose… - Environment …, 2024 - Springer
The startling rate of biodiversity loss, particularly in ecologically delicate coastal
environments, is a major environmental concern facing the globe today. As sustainable …

Delft3D model-based estuarine suspended sediment budget with morphodynamic changes of the channel-shoal complex in a mega fluvial-tidal delta

J Wang, A Chu, Z Dai, J Nienhuis - Engineering Applications of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Reduced riverine sediment supply and sea-level rise (SLR) threaten land building and
ecosystem in deltas. However, the sediment-morphodynamic processes in a channel-shoal …

Climate change and urban sprawl: Unveiling the escalating flood risks in river deltas with a deep dive into the GBM river delta

S Wu, X Zhou, J Reyns, D Yamazaki, J Yin… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
River deltas, such as the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) delta, are highly vulnerable
to flooding, exacerbated by intense human activities and rapid urban growth. This study …

Cascading hazards of a major Bengal basin earthquake and abrupt avulsion of the Ganges River

EL Chamberlain, SL Goodbred, MS Steckler… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Earthquakes present severe hazards for people and economies and can be primary drivers
of landscape change yet their impact to river-channel networks remains poorly known. Here …

Land subsidence monitoring using InSAR technique in the southwestern region of Bangladesh

MS Sarker, ASMM Kamal, MZ Rahman… - … , Natural Hazards and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Deltas like the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta (GBD) experience significant land
subsidence due to overlaying load, consolidation, sediment compaction, regional tectonics …

A mud budget of the Wadden Sea and its implications for sediment management

A Colina Alonso, DS van Maren, AP Oost… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
The world's coasts and deltas are progressively threatened by climate change and human
activities. The degree at which coastlines can adapt to these changes strongly depends on …

Exploratory modelling of the impacts of sea-level rise on the Sundarbans mangrove forest, West Bengal, India

S Samanta, S Hazra, JR French, RJ Nicholls… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper we conduct exploratory simulations of the possible evolution of the Indian
Sundarbans mangroves to 2100 under a range of future sea-level rise (SLR) scenarios …

What drives changes in surface water salinity in coastal Bangladesh?

MI Haq, M Shamsudduha, A Zahid, KM Ahmed… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The salinisation of freshwater resources is a priority concern in Asian mega-deltas including
the Bengal Basin of Bangladesh where the livelihoods, ecosystem services and health of …

Elevation dynamics between polders and the natural Sundarbans of the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta plain

S Akter, CA Wilson, AH Bhuiyan, SH Akhter… - Estuaries and …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta (GBD) in Bangladesh exists at a nexus of stability
and vulnerability, as the rivers annually carry~ 800–1000 MT of sediment from the …