Screenshot of top of this article A common condition 'It's in our rivers and in our cups. There's no escape': the deadly spread of salt water in Bangladesh

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1. Pauline von Hellermann (pvonhellermannn@mastodon.green)'s status on Friday, 24-May-2024 21:37:53 JST Pauline von Hellermann

   #ClimateDiary Kidney disease is high and rapidly worsening in coastal Bangladesh due to rising sea levels increasing water salinity as well as extreme heat. For many, like 65yo Khatun, dialysis is too expensive.

   The whole of Khulna, once a thriving city, is affected by saline intrusion due to frequent floods, cyclones and tidal surge.

   “The global climate crisis is essentially a water crisis,” says Dr Mohammad Shamsudduha at UCL.

   https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/24/its-in-our-rivers-and-in-our-cups-theres-no-escape-the-deadly-spread-of-salt-water-in-bangladesh?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other