Asia's Rivers: Life on the edge on the Brahmaputra Once a vast river island in the heart of the Brahmaputra, now Majuli's days are numbered: Experts warn it may disappear entirely by 2040 as ever more violent flooding swells the river, wreaking havoc on the lives of those that live along its banks. \\n\\nAFP is today publishing a package on the crisis facing Asia's great rivers looking at how climate change, pollution, geopolitics, and chronic water mismanagement threaten the future of the waterways and the billions that rely on them. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES