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Jun 17, 2015 · If sea levels rise as feared, some of the world’s island nations may disappear this century. Does that mean they no longer exist as countries, asks Rachel Nuwer.
Feb 14, 2018 · The Polynesian island nation of Tuvalu has long been marked as a prime candidate to get swallowed up by the ocean as sea levels rise, but new research shows the land mass of the nation is actually expanding.
Jun 27, 2023 · Small island nations would rather fight than flee, but rising sea levels have prompted apocalyptic legal discussions about whether a state is still a state if its land disappears below the...
Oct 16, 2023 · Experts warn that countries such as Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands could become uninhabitable this century. Kamal Amakrane of the U.N. Global Center for Climate Mobility says the threat to these nations goes beyond land loss.
Jul 8, 2024 · This Pacific island country is disappearing. What happens next? Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation on the frontline of the climate crisis, is fighting to retain its land—and its identity. A couple...
Nov 4, 2021 · By the end of this century, the Pacific island nation of Kiribati will cease to exist, disappearing beneath an ocean rising ever higher as a result of climate change.
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Nov 24, 2022 · Entire countries could be submerged under water within the next two to three decades. How are these island states fighting for their survival?
