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‘Floating in tears’: Indian farmers sing of loss from ‘cruel’ climate crisis - South China Morning Post

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In a climate-ravaged Indian village, marginalised farmers sing about ‘floating in tears’ after years of erratic weather | South China Morning Post

Palas Mondal in his field. Photo: Handout

In a climate-ravaged Indian village, marginalised farmers sing about ‘floating in tears’ after years of erratic weather

- In India’s Sundarbans, farmers have endured over a decade of erratic weather brought on by climate change and evolving farming patterns
- Some of them have come together to produce folk music describing the stories of struggle, loss and the resilience of farmers

Palas Mondal in his field. Photo: Handout

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