Climate analysts in Bangladesh have expressed concern about massive refugee camps\u2013 some of the largest in the world \u2013 being located in an extreme-weather hot zone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cox\u2019s Bazar, where an estimated one million Rohingya refugees live, is a coastal region in south-eastern Bangladesh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scientists confirm that the area is prone to cyclones, wildfires, and landslides, and that without urgent climate mitigation action and investment, Bangladesh\u2019s coastal population will be under severe threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scientist at the International Centre for Climate Change and Development, said landslides pose the biggest problem in the Rohingya camps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Predicting heavy rainfall patterns and cyclones is a challenging task, and this was evident during the recent encounter with Cyclone Mocha. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to experts, Bangladesh is one of the most climate-vulnerable nations in the world and tens of millions of people may be forced to flee the low-lying coastline as sea levels rise in the coming years. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Climate analysts in Bangladesh have expressed concern about massive refugee camps\u2013 some of the largest in the world \u2013 being located in an extreme-weather hot zone. Cox\u2019s Bazar, where an estimated one million Rohingya refugees live, is a coastal region in south-eastern Bangladesh. Scientists confirm that the area is prone to cyclones, wildfires, and landslides, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":93840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[3125,31],"tags":[4860],"class_list":["post-93839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-myanmar","category-news","tag-rohingya-refugees-face-rising-temperatures-in-coxs-bazar"],"yoast_head":"\n