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Raising Bangladesh

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Planet Earths average temperature has risen about one degree Fahrenheit in the last fifty years. By...

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In Dhaka the best form of transportation is often a bicycle rickshaw. Image by Dan Grossman. Bangladesh, 2009.

Some of the countries most at risk from climate change are low-lying nations. And chief among them is the South Asian country of Bangladesh. Rising seas threaten to inundate this already disaster-prone land. But Bangladesh is experimenting with new ways to protect itself. One possible solution uses floods to prevent floods. It's an idea that was forced on the government in a revolt by desperate farmers. Reporter Daniel Grossman has our story.

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