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Tropical cyclones cut schooling chances for children in poor countries. Girls are hit hardest. Damage is worse where storms are rare.
Here's how one single tropical cyclone became one of the most notorious killer storms in world history. And it's far from the ...
New Stanford-led research sheds light on an overlooked climate consequence: the impact of tropical cyclones on schooling ...
With climate change threatening water security, Bangladesh must rethink its water governance strategies to safeguard its people, economy, and environment ...
ON THE night of April 29, slipping inexorably into the 30th, 1991, I stood on the deck of the BNS Osman, a young officer clad in the ceremonial austerity of the Red Sea Rig. It was a moment of ...
Since its birth, agriculture has always been the foundation of Bangladesh's economy without any doubt. It plays a major role in GDP by making a direct contribution of approximately 11-13% annually by ...
Soil and water salinity devastates crops during Bangladesh's lengthy dry season, meaning much of the coastal farmland lies fallow outside the rainy season when most farmers grow rice. Storm surges and ...
As April 2025 draws to a close, Bangladesh faces yet another grim reminder of its vulnerability to severe storms. Over the past weekend, a series of nor’westers and hailstorms tore through Sunamganj, ...
Civil society organizations on Monday demanded self-funding, regional priority plans for disaster resilience instead of reliance on debt-based projects, marking the memory of the devastating cyclone ...