"Sugata Hazra, the head of oceanography at Kolkata's Jadavpur University, says a flat muddy patch of land known as South Talpatti in Bangladesh and New Moore Island in India has disappeared under the Bay of Bengal. The landmass had been claimed by both countries but Professor Hazra says satellite images prove it has gone.
''It is now a submerged landmass, not an island,'' Professor Hazra told the Herald. Advertisement: Story continues below
''Only small parts can be seen in very, very low tide conditions.''
Sea-level rise caused by climate change was ''surely'' a factor in the island's inundation, Professor Hazra said.
''The rate of sea-level rise in this part of the northern Bay of Bengal is definitely attributable to climate change,'' he said.
''There is a close correlation between the rate of sea-level rise and the sea surface temperature.''
The island was once about 3.5 kilometres long and three kilometres wide and situated four kilometres from the mouth of the Hariabhanga River, the waterway that marks a stretch of the border between south-western Bangladesh and India."
Once again, a quick 5 second google search would make you not look like a fool, lol.
