Before the 19th century production of goods and services such as foods, cosmetics and furniture were produced in limited quantities since they were handmade. But due to rapid population growth the demand for all goods increased as well. Businesses need to find a new method for producing more in less time. Fortunately for them scientific research made it possible. Machinery and automation were adopted by business by replacing the handmade process. Now businesses could produce more goods in shorter time at a lower cost. This is exactly how industrialization started.

Industrialization promoted development to even the least developed countries as large corporations began setting up their factories in locations with lower cost of production. This helped a lot of people to come out of poverty but uncontrollable industrialization began to take place as corporations were greedy for maximizing their profits. This is when they started harming the environment and global started to take place.

This scenario is quite common to all developing countries such as Bangladesh. And reports from developmental organizations state that the temperature in Bangladesh may rise by as much as 3 degree celsius by the year 2050. Compared to developed countries, Bangladesh is still less responsible for global warming since all harmful activities such as industrial production, deforestation and usage fuels are still low. However, due to its disaster prone geology as well as low elevation, it still remains as one of the top most nations vulnerable to climate change.

Some negative impacts of climate change include extremely hot weather in the summer, extremely cold in the winter, frequent floods, soil erosion, droughts and increase in water salinity. All of these could possibly result in annual damages worth millions of dollars.

Consequences of global warming in Bangladesh are discussed in detail as follows,

Rise of temperature: According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department, the average temperature of Bangladesh has increased by 0.6 degrees whereas in Dhaka it has increased by 2 degrees. The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology estimates that 65% of Dhaka city gas 3 to 5 degrees higher temperature than some of other areas of the city. In 2014 Dhaka has experienced the highest temperature of 40.2 degrees in the last 54 years.

Rise in Sea Levels: According to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, the sea level of the ocean Bay of Bengal is increasing by 1.5mm every year. Bangladesh will be directly affected by the rising sea level due to its low elevation. Many fertile lands used for agriculture as well as homes will be inundated by water at this rate.

Frequent Floods and Storms: Scientists have concluded that increasing temperature will lead to more extreme weather conditions including more frequent cyclones in the Bay of Bengal. More storms are likely to lead to more floods in the low level areas. Bangladesh is particularly high at risk because it has as many as two hundred and thirty rivers, most of which are unstable in the monsoon season. In the year 2007 the Cyclone Sidr wiped out many paddy fields and displaced thousands of people.

Global warming is only increasing by the day thus something must be done about it at once. Not just in Bangladesh or even in the developing nations, global warming and climate change has become a global phenomenon. New technologies and youth involvement must be used to develop innovative solutions to climate change as well as create awareness among the general people.