Societal impacts and vulnerability to floods in Bangladesh and Nepal
Bangladesh and Nepal lie between the Himalayas and low-lying coasts of the Bay of Bengal and are traversed by hundreds of rivers and tributaries. Historical data shows that, since 1970, the scale, intensity and duration of floods have increased in Bangladesh and Nepal, causing grave human suffering;...
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-03-01
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Series: | Weather and Climate Extremes |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094714000930 |