Ep 24: The disappearance of New Moore Island

For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal. Now rising sea levels have resolved the dispute for them: the island has gone. New Moore island in the Sunderbans has been completely submerged, Its disappearance has been confirmed by satellite imagery and sea patrols, he said. "What these two countries could not achieve from years of talking has been resolved by global warming," New Moore Island in India and South Talpatti Island in Bangladesh. It was an unhabitated island which emerged in the Bay of Bengal in the aftermath of the Bhola cyclone in 1970. It had been created by the delta currents. It was located south of the Hariabhanga river. Now it has disappeared due to raising sea levels.

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Ep 24: The disappearance of New Moore Island is an episode from UNRAVEL STUDIO by Rutuja Sangitrao.

This episode is 00:06:45 long.

This episode was published on May 15, 2021.

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