Wednesday, September 2, 2026
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Ecological collapse in the world's largest mangrove forest is a preview of what's to come

The first thing that struck us wasn't the missing trees, but the missing water. In May 2026, we visited the Sundarbans, a mangrove forest in the delta where the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers meet in the Bay of Bengal.

Ecological collapse in the world's largest mangrove forest is a preview of what's to come
Image: Phys.org
The first thing that struck us wasn't the missing trees, but the missing water. In May 2026, we visited the Sundarbans, a mangrove forest in the delta where the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers meet in the Bay of Bengal.

Originally published at Phys.org

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