The Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta stretches across eastern India and Bangladesh and supports tens of millions of people through ...

A vast Asian delta is quietly sinking beneath millions of people, scientists warn, and the danger is not just rising seas but what is happening underfoot across India and Bangladesh.

One of the world’s largest river deltas is facing a silent but serious threat. The Ganga-Brahmaputra delta, home to nearly 23 crore people, is gradually sinking, and scientists warn this slow change ...

Satellite data show India’s major river deltas are sinking due to human activity, with severe risks for millions living in these regions.

The world's major river deltas, including the Ganga-Brahmaputra, are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, heightening ...

Satellite analysis finds major deltas sinking faster than sea-level rise, with groundwater use and urbanisation to blame ...

A study finds major river deltas like the Ganga-Brahmaputra are sinking faster than rising sea levels, amplifying flood risk for 236 million people. Groundwater withdrawal, reduced river sediment, and ...

Satellite data reveals alarming subsidence rates in India's deltas, primarily driven by human activity, threatening millions ...

Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests.

Major river deltas are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, increasing flood risk and affecting 236 million people. Subsidence, driven by groundwater withdrawal, reduced sediment supply, and ...

The assessment spanning 40 delta regions worldwide has identified the three in eastern India among 19 where land subsidence — largely attributed to the over-extraction of groundwater — affects over 90 ...

The findings point to heightening near-term flood risk for more than 236 million people, but river delta flooding is an issue of global food security as well. “Billions of people rely on the food that ...