Inside Asia's King Tides: Bangladesh, China And Korea On The Edge (opens in new tab)

Twice a year, the equinox turns Asia into a pressure test\. The Rise sets the stakes across three shores\. In Bangladesh’s Sundarbans, Kalabagi’s Hanging Homes Village braces for king tides amplified by perigee\. Zafar, a wild-honey harvester, needs the tidal bore for his work but he’s also watched the river swallow whole villages\. Families lift children onto pillars, move water tanks, and build desperate mud walls, choosing between fleeing and staying to fight one more night\. In China, the...