India: This family carrying the 500-year-old salt farming legacy is facing substantial troubles

Climate change is frequently considered as a challenge for future generations, as insignificant as a few degrees of temperature change. The impact of climate change is already being seen in the Indian state of Gujarat. Farmers harvest salt, which is critical to the world's salt supply. India produces one-third of the world's salt, with Gujarat accounting for over 75% of that total. Gujarat is located in the northwest corner of the country, along the Arabian Sea, around 270 miles north of Mumbai. The salt farmers toil in the desert's most remote areas. The farming season generally lasts from October to March, but an onslaught of weather variations caused by climate change has not only altered that timeline, but also impacted the product. Roshni Thakor, 20, dropped out of school to help her family with their annual salt harvest. Roshni, 20, told that the scorching temperatures have made the normally gruelling work nearly impossible. Her life, like her ancestors, is devoted to the ...