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A struggle between India and Bangladesh over a 3×3km island has ended with the land being swallowed by the sea.

Fishermen say the majority of New Moore Island in the Sundarbans, also known as ‘Purbasha’, has disappeared under water and satellite images confirm that 90% of the land is submerged.

The School of Oceanographic Studies at Jadavpur University in Kolkata predicts that 15% of the Sagar Islands, 30% of Ghoramara (see the vid above) and 15% of Mousuni will be submerged by 2020, while uninhabited Islands like Jamwadwip will lose 34% of their land mass.

View Sundarbans in a larger map (more…)

New research from Antarctica suggests this century the global sea-level could rise double the amount predicted two years ago (shortly before this BBC report on the Wilkins Ice Shelf)…

This morning’s Today programme heard from the British Antarctic Survey’s Prof John Turner and The Times asks what it means for low-lying cities like Dhaka.