Migration and climate pressures deepen flood risks in Bangladesh’s haors

Mongabay
Apr 28, 2026, 11:30 pm359 ptsTop
Flash floods are a common occurrence in Bangladesh’s northeastern haor (shallow wetland ecosystem) region. These large bowl-shaped topographic depressions remain inundated for around seven months every year. At the beginning of every monsoon, runoff from the heavy rainfall in the Himalayan foothills of…

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