Re: [scifinoir2] Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea
There's a lesson there. I hope they hear it. Probably not though. They seem to always been on the verge of war on a regular basis. I think it must be the British influence on their culture. I saw something recently on tv a few skirmishes happening in east India and in northern india where they are trying to regain their independence. On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: > > > Mr Worf, through years of living, I've learnt one thing. > > Hew-mons don't share well. > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Mr. Worf wrote: > >> >> >> It was a very beautiful place. Why they couldn't share it I dunno. >> >> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Martin Baxter >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> "sent". Pardon me. Long day at the screen. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Martin Baxter >>> wrote: >>> Mother Nature send both parties an n-mail (nature-mail). "It's *mine*, suckers!" On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea > By NIRMALA GEORGE, Associated Press Writer Nirmala George, Associated > Press Writer – Wed Mar 24, 9:29 am ET > > NEW DELHI – For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over > control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal. Now rising sea > levels have resolved the dispute for them: the island's gone. > > New Moore Island in the Sunderbans has been completely submerged, said > oceanographer Sugata Hazra, a professor at Jadavpur University in > Calcutta. Its disappearance has been confirmed by satellite imageryand sea > patrols, he said. > > "What these two countries could not achieve from years of talking, has > been resolved by global warming," said Hazra. > > Scientists at the School of Oceanographic Studies at the university > have noted an alarming increase in the rate at which sea levels have risen > over the past decade in the Bay of Bengal. > > Until 2000, the sea levels rose about 3 millimeters (0.12 inches) a > year, but over the last decade they have been rising about 5 millimeters > (0.2 inches) annually, he said. > > Another nearby island, Lohachara, was submerged in 1996, forcing its > inhabitants to move to the mainland, while almost half the land of > Ghoramara > island was underwater, he said. At least 10 other islands in the area were > at risk as well, Hazra said. > > "We will have ever larger numbers of people displaced from the > Sunderbans as more island areas come under water," he said. > > Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation of 150 million people, is one of > the countries worst-affected by global warming. Officials estimate 18 > percent of Bangladesh's coastal area will be underwater and 20 million > people will be displaced if sea levels rise 1 meter (3.3 feet) by 2050 as > projected by some climate models. > > India and Bangladesh both claimed the empty New Moore Island, which is > about 3.5 kilometers (2 miles) long and 3 kilometers (1.5 miles) wide. > Bangladesh referred to the island as South Talpatti. > > There were no permanent structures on New Moore, but India sent some > paramilitary soldiers to its rocky shores in 1981 to hoist its national > flag. > > The demarcation of the maritime boundary — and who controls the > remaining islands — remains an open issue between the two South Asian > neighbors, despite the disappearance of New Moore, said an official in > India's foreign ministry, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he > was > not authorized to speak on international disputes. > > Bangladesh officials were not available for comment Wednesday. > >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> > > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea
Wow, sad prediction coming true. - Original Message - From: "Mr. Worf" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 2:40:01 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea I saw a documentary on this a couple of years ago hosted by Authur C. Clarke. He warned about the audience about how the dangers of global warming would settle the dispute. On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@comcast.net > wrote: Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea By NIRMALA GEORGE, Associated Press Writer Nirmala George, Associated Press Writer – Wed Mar 24, 9:29 am ET NEW DELHI – For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal . Now rising sea levels have resolved the dispute for them: the island's gone. New Moore Island in the Sunderbans has been completely submerged, said oceanographer Sugata Hazra, a professor at Jadavpur University in Calcutta . Its disappearance has been confirmed by satellite imagery and sea patrols , he said. "What these two countries could not achieve from years of talking, has been resolved by global warming ," said Hazra. Scientists at the School of Oceanographic Studies at the university have noted an alarming increase in the rate at which sea levels have risen over the past decade in the Bay of Bengal. Until 2000, the sea levels rose about 3 millimeters (0.12 inches) a year, but over the last decade they have been rising about 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) annually, he said. Another nearby island, Lohachara, was submerged in 1996, forcing its inhabitants to move to the mainland, while almost half the land of Ghoramara island was underwater, he said. At least 10 other islands in the area were at risk as well, Hazra said. "We will have ever larger numbers of people displaced from the Sunderbans as more island areas come under water," he said. Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation of 150 million people, is one of the countries worst-affected by global warming. Officials estimate 18 percent of Bangladesh's coastal area will be underwater and 20 million people will be displaced if sea levels rise 1 meter (3.3 feet) by 2050 as projected by some climate models . India and Bangladesh both claimed the empty New Moore Island, which is about 3.5 kilometers (2 miles) long and 3 kilometers (1.5 miles) wide. Bangladesh referred to the island as South Talpatti. There were no permanent structures on New Moore, but India sent some paramilitary soldiers to its rocky shores in 1981 to hoist its national flag . The demarcation of the maritime boundary — and who controls the remaining islands — remains an open issue between the two South Asian neighbors, despite the disappearance of New Moore, said an official in India's foreign ministry, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on international disputes. Bangladesh officials were not available for comment Wednesday. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea
yeah! - Original Message - From: "Martin Baxter" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 3:48:58 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea Mother Nature send both parties an n-mail (nature-mail). "It's *mine*, suckers!" On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@comcast.net > wrote: Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea By NIRMALA GEORGE, Associated Press Writer Nirmala George, Associated Press Writer – Wed Mar 24, 9:29 am ET NEW DELHI – For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal . Now rising sea levels have resolved the dispute for them: the island's gone. New Moore Island in the Sunderbans has been completely submerged, said oceanographer Sugata Hazra, a professor at Jadavpur University in Calcutta . Its disappearance has been confirmed by satellite imagery and sea patrols , he said. "What these two countries could not achieve from years of talking, has been resolved by global warming ," said Hazra. Scientists at the School of Oceanographic Studies at the university have noted an alarming increase in the rate at which sea levels have risen over the past decade in the Bay of Bengal. Until 2000, the sea levels rose about 3 millimeters (0.12 inches) a year, but over the last decade they have been rising about 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) annually, he said. Another nearby island, Lohachara, was submerged in 1996, forcing its inhabitants to move to the mainland, while almost half the land of Ghoramara island was underwater, he said. At least 10 other islands in the area were at risk as well, Hazra said. "We will have ever larger numbers of people displaced from the Sunderbans as more island areas come under water," he said. Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation of 150 million people, is one of the countries worst-affected by global warming. Officials estimate 18 percent of Bangladesh's coastal area will be underwater and 20 million people will be displaced if sea levels rise 1 meter (3.3 feet) by 2050 as projected by some climate models . India and Bangladesh both claimed the empty New Moore Island, which is about 3.5 kilometers (2 miles) long and 3 kilometers (1.5 miles) wide. Bangladesh referred to the island as South Talpatti. There were no permanent structures on New Moore, but India sent some paramilitary soldiers to its rocky shores in 1981 to hoist its national flag . The demarcation of the maritime boundary — and who controls the remaining islands — remains an open issue between the two South Asian neighbors, despite the disappearance of New Moore, said an official in India's foreign ministry, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on international disputes. Bangladesh officials were not available for comment Wednesday.
Re: [scifinoir2] Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea
Mr Worf, through years of living, I've learnt one thing. Hew-mons don't share well. On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Mr. Worf wrote: > > > It was a very beautiful place. Why they couldn't share it I dunno. > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Martin Baxter > wrote: > >> >> >> "sent". Pardon me. Long day at the screen. >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Martin Baxter >> wrote: >> >>> Mother Nature send both parties an n-mail (nature-mail). >>> >>> "It's *mine*, suckers!" >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Keith Johnson < >>> keithbjohn...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea By NIRMALA GEORGE, Associated Press Writer Nirmala George, Associated Press Writer – Wed Mar 24, 9:29 am ET NEW DELHI – For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal. Now rising sea levels have resolved the dispute for them: the island's gone. New Moore Island in the Sunderbans has been completely submerged, said oceanographer Sugata Hazra, a professor at Jadavpur University in Calcutta. Its disappearance has been confirmed by satellite imagery and sea patrols, he said. "What these two countries could not achieve from years of talking, has been resolved by global warming," said Hazra. Scientists at the School of Oceanographic Studies at the university have noted an alarming increase in the rate at which sea levels have risen over the past decade in the Bay of Bengal. Until 2000, the sea levels rose about 3 millimeters (0.12 inches) a year, but over the last decade they have been rising about 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) annually, he said. Another nearby island, Lohachara, was submerged in 1996, forcing its inhabitants to move to the mainland, while almost half the land of Ghoramara island was underwater, he said. At least 10 other islands in the area were at risk as well, Hazra said. "We will have ever larger numbers of people displaced from the Sunderbans as more island areas come under water," he said. Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation of 150 million people, is one of the countries worst-affected by global warming. Officials estimate 18 percent of Bangladesh's coastal area will be underwater and 20 million people will be displaced if sea levels rise 1 meter (3.3 feet) by 2050 as projected by some climate models. India and Bangladesh both claimed the empty New Moore Island, which is about 3.5 kilometers (2 miles) long and 3 kilometers (1.5 miles) wide. Bangladesh referred to the island as South Talpatti. There were no permanent structures on New Moore, but India sent some paramilitary soldiers to its rocky shores in 1981 to hoist its national flag. The demarcation of the maritime boundary — and who controls the remaining islands — remains an open issue between the two South Asian neighbors, despite the disappearance of New Moore, said an official in India's foreign ministry, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on international disputes. Bangladesh officials were not available for comment Wednesday. >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > >
Re: [scifinoir2] Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea
It was a very beautiful place. Why they couldn't share it I dunno. On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: > > > "sent". Pardon me. Long day at the screen. > > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: > >> Mother Nature send both parties an n-mail (nature-mail). >> >> "It's *mine*, suckers!" >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Keith Johnson > > wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea >>> By NIRMALA GEORGE, Associated Press Writer Nirmala George, Associated >>> Press Writer – Wed Mar 24, 9:29 am ET >>> >>> NEW DELHI – For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over >>> control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal. Now rising sea >>> levels have resolved the dispute for them: the island's gone. >>> >>> New Moore Island in the Sunderbans has been completely submerged, said >>> oceanographer Sugata Hazra, a professor at Jadavpur University in >>> Calcutta. Its disappearance has been confirmed by satellite imagery and sea >>> patrols, he said. >>> >>> "What these two countries could not achieve from years of talking, has >>> been resolved by global warming," said Hazra. >>> >>> Scientists at the School of Oceanographic Studies at the university have >>> noted an alarming increase in the rate at which sea levels have risen over >>> the past decade in the Bay of Bengal. >>> >>> Until 2000, the sea levels rose about 3 millimeters (0.12 inches) a year, >>> but over the last decade they have been rising about 5 millimeters (0.2 >>> inches) annually, he said. >>> >>> Another nearby island, Lohachara, was submerged in 1996, forcing its >>> inhabitants to move to the mainland, while almost half the land of Ghoramara >>> island was underwater, he said. At least 10 other islands in the area were >>> at risk as well, Hazra said. >>> >>> "We will have ever larger numbers of people displaced from the Sunderbans >>> as more island areas come under water," he said. >>> >>> Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation of 150 million people, is one of the >>> countries worst-affected by global warming. Officials estimate 18 percent of >>> Bangladesh's coastal area will be underwater and 20 million people will be >>> displaced if sea levels rise 1 meter (3.3 feet) by 2050 as projected by some >>> climate models. >>> >>> India and Bangladesh both claimed the empty New Moore Island, which is >>> about 3.5 kilometers (2 miles) long and 3 kilometers (1.5 miles) wide. >>> Bangladesh referred to the island as South Talpatti. >>> >>> There were no permanent structures on New Moore, but India sent some >>> paramilitary soldiers to its rocky shores in 1981 to hoist its national >>> flag. >>> >>> The demarcation of the maritime boundary — and who controls the remaining >>> islands — remains an open issue between the two South Asian neighbors, >>> despite the disappearance of New Moore, said an official in India's foreign >>> ministry, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized >>> to speak on international disputes. >>> >>> Bangladesh officials were not available for comment Wednesday. >>> >> >> > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea
"sent". Pardon me. Long day at the screen. On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: > Mother Nature send both parties an n-mail (nature-mail). > > "It's *mine*, suckers!" > > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Keith Johnson > wrote: > >> >> >> Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea >> By NIRMALA GEORGE, Associated Press Writer Nirmala George, Associated >> Press Writer – Wed Mar 24, 9:29 am ET >> >> NEW DELHI – For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over >> control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal. Now rising sea levels >> have resolved the dispute for them: the island's gone. >> >> New Moore Island in the Sunderbans has been completely submerged, said >> oceanographer Sugata Hazra, a professor at Jadavpur University in >> Calcutta. Its disappearance has been confirmed by satellite imagery and sea >> patrols, he said. >> >> "What these two countries could not achieve from years of talking, has >> been resolved by global warming," said Hazra. >> >> Scientists at the School of Oceanographic Studies at the university have >> noted an alarming increase in the rate at which sea levels have risen over >> the past decade in the Bay of Bengal. >> >> Until 2000, the sea levels rose about 3 millimeters (0.12 inches) a year, >> but over the last decade they have been rising about 5 millimeters (0.2 >> inches) annually, he said. >> >> Another nearby island, Lohachara, was submerged in 1996, forcing its >> inhabitants to move to the mainland, while almost half the land of Ghoramara >> island was underwater, he said. At least 10 other islands in the area were >> at risk as well, Hazra said. >> >> "We will have ever larger numbers of people displaced from the Sunderbans >> as more island areas come under water," he said. >> >> Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation of 150 million people, is one of the >> countries worst-affected by global warming. Officials estimate 18 percent of >> Bangladesh's coastal area will be underwater and 20 million people will be >> displaced if sea levels rise 1 meter (3.3 feet) by 2050 as projected by some >> climate models. >> >> India and Bangladesh both claimed the empty New Moore Island, which is >> about 3.5 kilometers (2 miles) long and 3 kilometers (1.5 miles) wide. >> Bangladesh referred to the island as South Talpatti. >> >> There were no permanent structures on New Moore, but India sent some >> paramilitary soldiers to its rocky shores in 1981 to hoist its national >> flag. >> >> The demarcation of the maritime boundary — and who controls the remaining >> islands — remains an open issue between the two South Asian neighbors, >> despite the disappearance of New Moore, said an official in India's foreign >> ministry, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized >> to speak on international disputes. >> >> Bangladesh officials were not available for comment Wednesday. >> >> > >
Re: [scifinoir2] Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea
Mother Nature send both parties an n-mail (nature-mail). "It's *mine*, suckers!" On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea > By NIRMALA GEORGE, Associated Press Writer Nirmala George, Associated > Press Writer – Wed Mar 24, 9:29 am ET > > NEW DELHI – For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over > control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal. Now rising sea levels > have resolved the dispute for them: the island's gone. > > New Moore Island in the Sunderbans has been completely submerged, said > oceanographer Sugata Hazra, a professor at Jadavpur University in Calcutta. > Its disappearance has been confirmed by satellite imagery and sea patrols, > he said. > > "What these two countries could not achieve from years of talking, has been > resolved by global warming," said Hazra. > > Scientists at the School of Oceanographic Studies at the university have > noted an alarming increase in the rate at which sea levels have risen over > the past decade in the Bay of Bengal. > > Until 2000, the sea levels rose about 3 millimeters (0.12 inches) a year, > but over the last decade they have been rising about 5 millimeters (0.2 > inches) annually, he said. > > Another nearby island, Lohachara, was submerged in 1996, forcing its > inhabitants to move to the mainland, while almost half the land of Ghoramara > island was underwater, he said. At least 10 other islands in the area were > at risk as well, Hazra said. > > "We will have ever larger numbers of people displaced from the Sunderbans > as more island areas come under water," he said. > > Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation of 150 million people, is one of the > countries worst-affected by global warming. Officials estimate 18 percent of > Bangladesh's coastal area will be underwater and 20 million people will be > displaced if sea levels rise 1 meter (3.3 feet) by 2050 as projected by some > climate models. > > India and Bangladesh both claimed the empty New Moore Island, which is > about 3.5 kilometers (2 miles) long and 3 kilometers (1.5 miles) wide. > Bangladesh referred to the island as South Talpatti. > > There were no permanent structures on New Moore, but India sent some > paramilitary soldiers to its rocky shores in 1981 to hoist its national > flag. > > The demarcation of the maritime boundary — and who controls the remaining > islands — remains an open issue between the two South Asian neighbors, > despite the disappearance of New Moore, said an official in India's foreign > ministry, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized > to speak on international disputes. > > Bangladesh officials were not available for comment Wednesday. > >
Re: [scifinoir2] Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea
I saw a documentary on this a couple of years ago hosted by Authur C. Clarke. He warned about the audience about how the dangers of global warming would settle the dispute. On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea > By NIRMALA GEORGE, Associated Press Writer Nirmala George, Associated > Press Writer – Wed Mar 24, 9:29 am ET > > NEW DELHI – For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over > control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal. Now rising sea levels > have resolved the dispute for them: the island's gone. > > New Moore Island in the Sunderbans has been completely submerged, said > oceanographer Sugata Hazra, a professor at Jadavpur University in Calcutta. > Its disappearance has been confirmed by satellite imagery and sea patrols, > he said. > > "What these two countries could not achieve from years of talking, has been > resolved by global warming," said Hazra. > > Scientists at the School of Oceanographic Studies at the university have > noted an alarming increase in the rate at which sea levels have risen over > the past decade in the Bay of Bengal. > > Until 2000, the sea levels rose about 3 millimeters (0.12 inches) a year, > but over the last decade they have been rising about 5 millimeters (0.2 > inches) annually, he said. > > Another nearby island, Lohachara, was submerged in 1996, forcing its > inhabitants to move to the mainland, while almost half the land of Ghoramara > island was underwater, he said. At least 10 other islands in the area were > at risk as well, Hazra said. > > "We will have ever larger numbers of people displaced from the Sunderbans > as more island areas come under water," he said. > > Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation of 150 million people, is one of the > countries worst-affected by global warming. Officials estimate 18 percent of > Bangladesh's coastal area will be underwater and 20 million people will be > displaced if sea levels rise 1 meter (3.3 feet) by 2050 as projected by some > climate models. > > India and Bangladesh both claimed the empty New Moore Island, which is > about 3.5 kilometers (2 miles) long and 3 kilometers (1.5 miles) wide. > Bangladesh referred to the island as South Talpatti. > > There were no permanent structures on New Moore, but India sent some > paramilitary soldiers to its rocky shores in 1981 to hoist its national > flag. > > The demarcation of the maritime boundary — and who controls the remaining > islands — remains an open issue between the two South Asian neighbors, > despite the disappearance of New Moore, said an official in India's foreign > ministry, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized > to speak on international disputes. > > Bangladesh officials were not available for comment Wednesday. > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
[scifinoir2] Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea
Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea By NIRMALA GEORGE, Associated Press Writer Nirmala George, Associated Press Writer – Wed Mar 24, 9:29 am ET NEW DELHI – For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal . Now rising sea levels have resolved the dispute for them: the island's gone. New Moore Island in the Sunderbans has been completely submerged, said oceanographer Sugata Hazra, a professor at Jadavpur University in Calcutta . Its disappearance has been confirmed by satellite imagery and sea patrols , he said. "What these two countries could not achieve from years of talking, has been resolved by global warming ," said Hazra. Scientists at the School of Oceanographic Studies at the university have noted an alarming increase in the rate at which sea levels have risen over the past decade in the Bay of Bengal. Until 2000, the sea levels rose about 3 millimeters (0.12 inches) a year, but over the last decade they have been rising about 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) annually, he said. Another nearby island, Lohachara, was submerged in 1996, forcing its inhabitants to move to the mainland, while almost half the land of Ghoramara island was underwater, he said. At least 10 other islands in the area were at risk as well, Hazra said. "We will have ever larger numbers of people displaced from the Sunderbans as more island areas come under water," he said. Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation of 150 million people, is one of the countries worst-affected by global warming. Officials estimate 18 percent of Bangladesh's coastal area will be underwater and 20 million people will be displaced if sea levels rise 1 meter (3.3 feet) by 2050 as projected by some climate models . India and Bangladesh both claimed the empty New Moore Island, which is about 3.5 kilometers (2 miles) long and 3 kilometers (1.5 miles) wide. Bangladesh referred to the island as South Talpatti. There were no permanent structures on New Moore, but India sent some paramilitary soldiers to its rocky shores in 1981 to hoist its national flag . The demarcation of the maritime boundary — and who controls the remaining islands — remains an open issue between the two South Asian neighbors, despite the disappearance of New Moore, said an official in India's foreign ministry, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on international disputes. Bangladesh officials were not available for comment Wednesday.
