Rising oceans force Bangladeshi farmers inland for new jobs

By Arun Devnath

About seven years ago, Gaur Mondol noticed he couldn't grow as much rice on his land as salty water seeped in from the Passur River, which stretches from his home in Bangladesh's interior all the way to the Indian Ocean.

Now the rice paddies are completely inundated, leaving the land barren. To find work, he must walk for miles each day to other villages. His annual income has fallen by half to 36,000 taka ($569). He makes about $5 a day if he's lucky, and most of that goes to buy food for his family of four.

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