Interactive Map: Flooding in Bangladesh, July 2020

According to the UN, about 30 million Bangladeshis were exposed or living close to flooded areas during July 2020. Flood areas are shown in blue; districts are shaded red by population potentially exposed. Data: Unitar / Unosat and NOAA. (Areas have been simplified.) Read the full article: "Future Brahmaputra River Floods as Climate Warms May Be Underestimated, Study Says".

Use mousewheel, buttons, or double-click to zoom; drag and drop to pan. Hover over districts to view flood data. Use buttons at lower left to show/hide layers.