FILE - In this May 30, 2009 file photo, a girl pulls a water container through stagnant water at Laxmikhali village in Shatkhira, 176 kilometers (109 miles) southwest of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Ponds dug for fish rearing and storing water for agriculture in Bangladesh are a primary source of arsenic-contaminated drinking water which has caused widespread poisoning in the densely populated South Asian nation, according to a study released Sunday. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)
- FILE - In this May 30, 2009 file photo, a girl pulls a water container through stagnant water at Laxmikhali village in Shatkhira, 176 kilometers (109 miles) southwest of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Ponds dug for fish rearing and storing water for agriculture in Bangladesh are a primary source of arsenic-contaminated drinking water which has caused widespread poisoning in the densely populated South Asian nation, according to a study released Sunday. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File)
- This Oct. 15, 2009, photograph shows a Bangladeshi farmer Abdul Haq, holding his hand up to show the affects of arsenic poinsoning, at a community hospital specializing in Arsenic related treatments, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Ponds dug for fish rearing and storing water for agriculture in Bangladesh are thought to be a primary source of arsenic-contaminated drinking water which has caused widespread poisoning in the densely populated South Asian nation, according to a study released Sunday. The study, published in the respected journal Nature Geoscience, shows the odorless and tasteless arsenic enters water supplies from natural deposits in the ground or from agricultural and industrial waste exposing some 25 million people in Bangladesh to the contamination. (AP Photo/Jahidul Alam)
- Bangladeshi women perform a traditional dance on the first day of new harvest season in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
- Activists raise their hands as they take an oath to protect their country from terrorist and fundamental groups during a rally against terrorism in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
- Bangladeshi Muslims try to get into an overcrowded train as they return home to celebrate Eid al-Adha at Tongi train station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Eid al-Adha, or "festival of the sacrifice," commemorates the Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael at God's command. It will be celebrated on Saturday. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
- Bangladeshi women who survived acid attacks look at a leaflet as they participate in a rally to mark the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
- A boatman struggles with an oar to cross a sandy portion of the River Kiligonga, 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Sea levels rising because of global warming, along with increased storminess as the climate changes, will expose tens of millions of people in the world's port cities to coastal flooding, says a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
- Relatives mourn near the body recovered from the river Dhaira in Kishoregonj, 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. A police official says another body has been recovered from a river in northern Bangladesh after an overcrowded passenger boat capsized the day before. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
- illagers pull a ferry from river Dhaira in Kishoregonj, 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. A police official says another body has been recovered from a river in northern Bangladesh after an overcrowded passenger boat capsized the day before. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
- An activist helps his comrade wear an animal mask during a rally in support of the climate change conference in Copenhagen, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
- A water logged Bangladeshi woman in search of drinking water after the cyclone Aila hit leaving at least 20 dead and 100 were missing at Gabura, Satkhira 26 May 2009. The death toll rises 34 in several coast line areas as most of the houses, crops field, cattle have been washed away during the cyclone. Picture date: 26 May 09 Picture credit ABIR ABDULLAH/Oxfam
- A water logged Bangladeshi woman moves with her children after the cyclone Aila hit leaving at least 20 dead and 100 were missing at Gabura, Satkhira 26 May 2009. On the coast most of the houses, crops field, cattle have been washed away during the cyclone. Picture date: 26 May 09 Picture credit: ABIR ABDULLAH/Oxfam
- Fishing is a major income source for villagers in this coastal community. Cyclone Aila destroyed homes and boats alike. Most of the villagers efforts seemed to focus on repairing boats instead of homes. I guess they were forced to choose between having food or shelter.
- She's raised her hand because she lost her home due to Cyclone Aila.
- Twelve dead bodies including children were laid down after the cyclone Aila hit leaving at least 20 dead and 100 were missing at Gabura, Satkhira 26 May 2009. The death toll rises 34 in several coast line areas as most of the houses, crops field, cattle have been washed away during the cyclone. EPA/ABIR ABDULLAH
- Boat in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh (source: Wikemedia)
- If predictions of climate change and rising water levels true than about 50% of Bangladesh is going to be submerged permanently with the global weather changes happening.
- Washed Away: Floods have chased thousands from their homes in Bangladesh. FLICKR/SUMAIYA AHMED
- Politicians are portrayed as marionettes during a demonstration in Copenhagen Saturday Dec. 12, 2009. The largest and most important U.N. climate change conference is underway in Copenhagen, aiming to secure an agreement on how to protect the world from calamitous global warming. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu, center, and former Irish President Mary Robinson, 2nd left, during candlelight vigil outside the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday Dec. 12, 2009. Large crowds turned out for a demonstration from the city center to bella center, the conference venue where the largest and most important U.N. climate change conference is underway aiming to secure an agreement on how to protect the world from calamitous global warming. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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