Bangladesh gaining land,not losing,say scientists

Content courtesy: Yahoo NewsImage Courtesy: Wikipedia Contrary to conventional wisdom on climate change scientists report that low lying areas of Bangladesh are gaining land. Current belief is cued to the fact that low lying areas are at an increased risk of submergence due to higher ocean levels due to global warming. The predictions have been particularly dire for Bangladesh in the face of the changing world with an estimated 17 per cent loss in land mass expected by 2050. But the hidden factor has been the creation of new landmass by sediments carried in by the river systems that nourish the land. An estimation taking into account the sediment based land mass formation indicates a gain in total land area. Read more here: Bangladesh gaining land, not losing: scientists