Climate change is driving some entire communities to relocate, but simply moving isn't enough

Old Podampetta, a fishing village on India's east coast, now sits empty, its houses abandoned by families who once lived by the rhythm of the tides and the sea. Phys.org reports that years of coastal erosion and repeated cyclones gradually made the village unlivable, driving its residents away for good.

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