In Sumatra, rising seas and sinking land spell hard times for fishers

MEDAN, Indonesia — On a recent morning in Kampung Nelayan, a village on the northeastern coast of the island of Sumatra, fisherman Heri Gunawan returned home frustrated and dissatisfied. Heri uses traditional gear, a flashlight, a bucket and a plank to hunt for octopus crawling along the shoreline. But the increasing severity of tidal flooding … Continue reading In Sumatra, rising seas and sinking land spell hard times for fishers