: Amid global warming, Bangladesh’s historic coastal mosques stare at an uncertain future #IndiaNEWS Since the 15th century, southern Bangladesh’s “Mosque City�?, dominated by the imposing brick

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Amid global warming, Bangladesh’s historic coastal mosques stare at an uncertain future #IndiaNEWS
Since the 15th century, southern Bangladesh’s “Mosque City�?, dominated by the imposing brick Sixty Dome Mosque, has been a pilgrimage destination for pious Bangladeshis and for tourists.“I believe if I wish something and visit the mosque, Allah will accept my wish and I will see success in the future,�? said Shofik Ahamed, a university student who explored the landmark, a World Heritage Site, on his recent Eid holiday.But Sixty Dome Mosque and a sprawl of dozens of other medieval mosques, public buildings, tombs and graveyards at the estuary confluence of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers face an increasingly uncertain future as the planet warms.Climate change is bringing more extreme heat and rainfall, flooding, erosion and saltwater surges in Bangladesh’s low-lying southern delta, cut by hundreds of rivers.In Mosque City such changes are undermining historic structures, causing the surface of ageing bricks and masonry to disintegrate more rapidly, for instance, and allowing fungus and plants to gain a foothold.Stronger hurricanes and storm surges are also damaging the structures, as is growing saltwater intrusion through the soil and air that seeps into historic buildings, researchers say.Climate change-driven sea-level rise “is a big threat for heritage sitep��؛�Y�[��وXZ�^�]YQ�Z[�H�[�H[�]���]H�ٙ��܈���[��H�M�ˋ���XY[ܙH

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