Today I Learned (TIL) · 2 years ago

TIL that a small islet called South Talpatti was disputed between India and Bangladesh until 2010, when it was submerged due to rising sea levels caused by global warming, settling the dispute.

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TIL that a small islet called South Talpatti was disputed between India and Bangladesh until 2010, when it was submerged due to rising sea levels caused by global warming, settling the dispute.

Today I Learned (TIL) · 2 years ago

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Rising sea level settles border dispute

In an unusual example of the effects of global climate change, rising sea levels in the Bay of Bengal have helped resolve a troublesome territorial dispute between two of the world's most populated countries.

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what was the settlement?
- Snowpix@yiffit.net
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  They agreed to just split the island in half as the border, so now Canada and Denmark share a border.
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  They just kinda drew a line down the middle iirc

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