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Climate change impacts in Bangladesh show how geography, wealth and culture affect vulnerability

  • Written by Saleh Ahmed, Assistant Professor, School of Public Service, Boise State University
River erosion in Bangladesh, Sept. 12, 2019. Zakir Hossain Chowdhury / Barcroft Media via Getty Images

Unpredictable weather and climate patterns recently prompted New York Times columnist Paul Krugman to proclaim in January 2020 that “Apocalypse will become the new normal.”

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