How Climate Change is Affecting the Islands of Sundarbans in West Bengal

In Old News Fellow Niharika Ghosh focusses on the sinking Mousini island in West Bengal's Sundarbans. Studies show that the whole island may get submerged within the coming decades because of climate change.
Mousuni Island in West Bengal is a 3 hour ride from Calcutta. Due to the recent cyclone Yaas, saline water infiltrated communities' agricultural lands and homes. Leaving behind destroyed shelters and land unfit for cultivation as the country grapples with a pandemic. Research suggest that these natural disasters might get more frequent and more intense in the coming decades.