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to the Chittagong megacity, the major port terminal of the Bay of Bengal. The city was identified as a “hot spot” area of vulnerability from climate change (Islam 2016). Both the studies discuss the impacts of groundwater contamination from saline intrusion. As with the studies discussed for the GTF
grains ▶▶ Dangerous travelling conditions ▶▶ Dangerous sea states ▶▶ Damage and disruption to transport networks (trees on railway lines and roads, ferry ports inaccessible) ▶▶ Loss of services: power, water, communications ▶▶ Loss of livelihoods ▶▶ Injuries ▶▶ Houses inhabitable Snow ▶▶ Snow drift ▶▶
of port officers, shipping companies and ship’s captains. Therefore, no marine weather information is available widely for fishermen on the Tanzania section of Lake Victoria. Given that weather extremes heighten risks in the Lake region, access to practical and timely weather and climate information
new systems. Our weather model is running routinely on our new machine, and we are currently porting our climate model. Weather forecasting capabilities are advancing through new satellite and airborne observations, integrated via our newly developed global observation processing system (JOPA
(2021). 97. Becker, A., Ng, A. K. Y., McEvoy, D. & Mullett, J. Implications of climate change for shipping: Ports and supply chains. Wiley Interdiscip. Rev. Clim. Chang. 9, e508 (2018). 98. Climate Action Tracker. Ukraine Country Summary. Climate Action Tracker https://climateactiontracker.org
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