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Effects of Climate Change on South Asian Countries

by Sejal Mehta , 30 January 2023

This photo essay consists of the effect of climate change in South Asian countries over the past eight years.

Climate Change on South Asian Countries
Heavy floods in 2015 resulted in families being trapped at Satkhira, Bangladesh.
Climate Change on South Asian Countries
Death and decline of Coral reefs in Maldives in 2017
Climate Change on South Asian Countries
In 2018, due to rising temperate, Dharmashala,Himachal Pradesh experienced forest fire.
Climate Change on South Asian Countries
Melting of snow has resulted in the visibility of the black of the mountain in the Himalayan peaks in Nepal in 2019

Climate Change on South Asian Countries
Displaced people as refugees take shelter in the highway after the floods hit Pakistan in August 2022.

From the above examples, it is evident that climate change has a huge impact in South Asia and causes serious damage to the environment.

References

Rashid, P. (2015). A family trapped by the flood water at tala, Satkhira. The Diplomat. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://thediplomat.com/2015/10/climate-crisis-in-bangladesh

Winter, S. (2017). Researchers have found the Maldives' reefs are 'dying and in decline'. Express. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/838600/Maldives-coral-Great-Barrier-Reef-destroyed-decline-conservation

Forest area near Dharamshala was engulfed in flames on Tuesday night. (2018). Times of India. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/shimla/forest-fires-singe-himachal-claim-four-lives/articleshow/64409165.cms

Chautard, A. (2019). “When I was growing up, the mountain was always covered in snow, but now we can see the black of the mountain” explains Tham pointing at the surrounding dramatic Himalayan peaks rising over 7,000 metres. The Third Pole. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/climate/photo-essay-mustang/.

Majeed, A. (2022). Displaced people take refuge along a highway after fleeing from their flood-hit homes in Pakistan's Charsadda district on August 2. CNN. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/29/world/gallery/pakistan-flooding/index.html