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| A Tuvalu Beach (Photo by Stefan Lins) |
That fantasy doesn’t usually include massive storms. Nor does it include submerged beaches. Yet that is just what the Pacific islands are headed for if climate change remains unabated.
In order to drive that point home, Tuvalu’s foreign minister delivered an address for the COP26 summit while standing knee-deep in ocean water. During that same speech, Simon Kofe emphasized, "[These islands] were the home of our ancestors… and we want them to remain the home of our people into the future.”
Tuvalu’s 11,000 inhabitants will have to relocate if flooding continues to worsen. Even before then, agricultural capability will diminish as available lands end up in the deep.
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