Indus Delta in Pakistan: The Slow Death of a Once-Thriving Coastline

Cracked, dried-up land of the Indus Delta in Sindh, Pakistan, showing coastal erosion near Thatta and Sujawal

A Region on the Edge of Disappearing The Indus Delta in Pakistan is running out of time. Once a rich, green stretch of rivers, creeks and farmland, it is now drying up, eroding away and sinking under the weight of an advancing sea. Freshwater and sediment that used to flow down from the Indus River barely reach the coast anymore, and the effect on the people who live there has been devastating. Families in Thatta, Sujawal and Keti Bandar are watching their homes, fields and fishing grounds disappear. Many have…

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