Survival of billions at stake

In The Daily Star's Friday issue, we saw a report predicting that some parts of Asia will be uninhabitable by the year 2100. Climate change is, no doubt, one of the most serious problems of the modern age.

According to this news report, about 1.5 billion people in Asia will suffer from this terrible situation. 'Wet-bulb' temperature of the earth has seldom gone above 31C, but research studies show that due to the greenhouse effect and extreme heatwaves, the wet-bulb temperature could increase to 35C. 

Many developed countries are taking strides to tackle the threat that climate change poses. Bangladesh, as a developing country and one of the worst possible victims of climate change, can't afford to ignore it. 

Naeem Ariyan 
University of Chittagong