The women losing their hair because of the climate crisis
MARCH 9, 2024
tags: bangladesh
By Paul Homewood
h/t Patsy Lacey
The silliest climate story of the week must be this from the Independent:
Women in south Asia are becoming silent victims of an alarming side effect of the climate crisis as sources of clean water for drinking and bathing become more and more scarce – the loss of their hair.
In the coastal regions of Bangladesh, where over half of the water is tainted with salt and pollutants, women are walking back-breaking distances to fetch slightly safer water for drinking.
But with clean water being such a precious resource, women are bathing in hard water, which is not just leading to infections but is also causing them to lose their hair, laying bare the deeper wounds inflicted by the climate crisis.
In the Satkhira region in southwestern Bangladesh, where residents rely solely on rice crops and fishing for their livelihood, women say they are losing hair at an alarming rate. Some are worried about premature baldness, while others are selling their hair to vendors in an attempt to make ends meet.
https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/the-women-losing-their-hair-because-of-the-climate-crisis/
