Climate Crisis

One fifth of the world’s suicides occur in India, with farmers significantly overrepresented in suicide data.

Now, a ground breaking US study has shed light on the problem, revealing the climate is to blame for more 59,000 farmer suicides since the 1980s.

Reporter Johnpaul Gonzo investigates the climate crisis that’s killing farmers and destroying one of India’s key economic industries.

Johnpaul Gonzo is a third year Journalism and Communication student at the University of Queensland. He has previously interned at 4ZZZ and WIN News.