Environment Dhaka is in Asia at 23.43 ° N. FIGURE6 shows: • a clear dry season
FIGURE6 Climate graph for Dhaka
• 80 per cent of rain during the monsoon • consistently hot and humid conditions • about 2000 millimetres of rain annually • warm to hot temperatures year-round. Dhaka is only 2–13 metres above sea level. Snow-melt from the Himalayas feeds the rivers. This area is at high risk from climate change because increases in snow- and ice-melt or rainfall will add to river þow. Many rivers þow near Dhaka and the risk of þooding is high. Strong winds often occur during the monsoon, which also cause damage.
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FIGURE7 Map showing the many rivers that þow through and around Dhaka
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Infrastructure Dhaka, with almost 24 million residents, is one of the world’s densest cities, growing annually at 3.13 per cent. Many migrate there seeking jobs in its expanding industrial sector. The massive inþux into Dhaka has caused unplanned urban expansion onto vacant lands, with about half the population living in slums lacking government-provided infrastructure.
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