The winds of climate change

Across Bangladesh, more than 4,000 people died and 3.5 million were affected by the worst cyclone to hit the country in 15 years. Climatic instability brought on by rising global temperatures is making extreme weather events like Cyclone Sidr increasingly worse. Bangladesh is the most disaster-prone poor country in the world. The current predictions for the future of Bangladesh are bleak, with increased flooding in the south and the desertification of the north following a global rise in temperatures. Read the rest here