2009Mar24: “In Bangladesh, climate change has a taste – it tastes of salt. Let’s make those of us who do not yet acknowledge the seriousness of this issue, get a taste of what really is at stake,” said a journalist who recently traveled to Bangladesh to research the effects of sea level rise in coastal areas (BBC, 2009).
Reference: BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7961412.stm
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