Increasing temperatures
Between 1980 and 2007, it has been observed that the
temperature of the waters in the Sundarbans has increased at an
accelerated rate of 0.5oC per decade compared to the observed
global sea surface temperature warming at the rate of 0.06oC
per decade.k This accelerated increase in temperature of the sea
has severe implications on aquatic life. This change greatly
impacts the Sundarbans area as it is an estuarine delta. Further,
it detrimentally affects the health of the mangrove ecosystem.