Editing Ganges Delta (section)

==Climate==
The Ganges Delta lies mostly in the tropical wet [[climate]] zone, and receives between {{convert|1500|to|2000|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rainfall each year in the western part, and {{convert|2000|to|3000|mm|in|abbr=on}} in the eastern part.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}. Hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters make the climate suitable for agriculture.

===Cyclones and flooding===
In November 1970, the deadliest tropical cyclone of the twentieth century hit the Ganges Delta region. The [[1970 Bhola cyclone]] killed 500,000 people (official death toll), with another 100,000 missing. [[The Guinness Book of World Records]] estimated the total loss of human life from the Bhola cyclone at 1,000,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=53274 |title=History and Society/Disasters/Cyclone Deaths |website=Guinness World Records |access-date=12 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051119041251/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=53274 |archive-date=19 November 2005}}</ref>

[[1991 Bangladesh Cyclone|Another cyclone]] hit the delta in 1991, killing about 139,000 people.{{sfn|Bowden|2003|p=43|ps=: "In 1970 Bangladesh suffered the world's worst recorded cyclone, when about 500,000 people were killed. The last bad cyclone to strike Bangladesh was in 1991. It killed 139,000 people."}} It also left many people homeless.

People have to be careful on the river delta as severe flooding also occurs. In 1998, the Ganges flooded the delta, killing about 1,000 people and leaving more than 30 million people homeless. The Bangladesh government asked for $900&nbsp;million to help feed the people of the region, as the entire rice crop was lost.{{sfn|Bowden|2003|p=40|ps=: "In 1998 ... About one thousand people were killed, and more than 30 million were left homeless by floods ... The entire rice crop was ruined, and the government asked for almost $900&nbsp;million dollars of aid to help it feed and rehouse its people."}}