SHYAMNAGAR, Bangladesh With each tide, Abdus Satter watches the sea erode a little more of his life. His village of Bonnotola in southwestern Bangladesh, with its muddy roads and tin-roofed houses, was once home to over 2,000 people. Most were farmers like the 58-year-old Satter. Then the rising seas poisoned the…
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With world leaders gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, for a UN climate conference this week, countries like Bangladesh are pressing for more financial support to cope with global warming.