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.
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/rising-sea-level-settles-border-dispute-20100324-qwum.html
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mbgid@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
This is exactly the plot of Terry Pratchett's "Jingo" Discworld novel...
Snowpix@yiffit.net · 5 pts · 3y
Reminds me of Hans Island, where there was a longtime border dispute between Canada and Denmark over a tiny island off of Newfoundland. They would each take each other's flag and replace it with their own, as well as a well known alcoholic beverage from each country. It was also settled peacefully, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Lantech@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
what was the settlement?
Snowpix@yiffit.net · 2 pts · 3y
They agreed to just split the island in half as the border, so now Canada and Denmark share a border.
CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social · 1 pts · 3y
They just kinda drew a line down the middle iirc
agentshags@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 3y
Mother earth said fuck yo dispute
nieceandtows@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Life uh… finds a way…
mdwhite999@vlemmy.net · 2 pts · 3y
That might be the easiest way of a land issue being settled
AlgeriaWorblebot@beehaw.org · 1 pts · 3y
Leshp_irl
9999monkeys@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 3y
lol
Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y
Apparently it used to be 2500sq km based on US satellite. 1970 it emerged after a cyclone, 1974 US got the satellite measurement, 1985 it disappeared after a cyclone and 1989 to 1990 it was gone.
South Talpatti or New Moore
Magrid@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y
lmao