Four fishermen's families brought their remaining storage of food to the table. They are locals of an island adjacent to the Sundarbans forest in Bangladesh, where they live in harsh conditions. The river constantly erodes lands, cyclones are an annual affair, and relocation is repeated. On the other hand, climate change and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic are nibbling away at whatever peace they had left.

Bangladesh, the world's largest delta, is a direct victim of global warming. Increased natural disasters like cyclones and oceanic tidal waves affect Bangladesh's coastal area. The coastal lowlands of this country have millions who, ironically, depend on the sea for their livelihood. Bangladesh's low-lying coastal areas are speculated to be submerged due to sea-level rise as the world temperature increases. Immediate natural calamities like cyclones and tidal floods worsen the situation. As rising sea levels and unusually high tidal waves encroach upon the lowlands of Bangladesh, the coastal areas face increased salinity. When the upstream water flows reduce drastically in the dry season, the saline water goes up to 240 kilometers inside the country and reaches distant regions. This has meant that agricultural activities and cropping strength have changed; farmers cannot grow various crops yearly. Food and work opportunities are getting reduced. Another factor that helps the continuous proliferation of salinity on the mainland is shrimp cultivation, which involves trapping seawater in agricultural lands for a long time.

Fig can grow faster in saline areas. Around coastal regions of Sundarbans, the increase of fig trees is a sign of an alarm that the other species that cannot adapt to the salinity may disappear.

Satkhira, Bangladesh