The City of My Birth in India Is Becoming a Climate Casualty. It Didn’t Have to Be. Global warming poses an urgent threat to Kolkata, a river delta city of 14 million. A Times reporter returns home and learns: The city’s natural defenses are being lost. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:IHT Retrospective Blog: 1967: U.K. Seeks to Join European Common MarketNews Analysis: ‘Rot at the Core’: Blasphemy Verdict in Indonesia Dismays Legal ExpertsHow a Humble Pineapple Became ArtSouth Korea’s New President Moves to Soothe Tensions With ChinaAt Rouhani Rally, Daring Slogans and Reminders of Iran’s Political GhostsU.K. Labour Party Offers Sharp Left Turn in Leaked Election Manifesto