Before We Drown We May Die of Thirst

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A family living next to the sea in the village of Betio, on the South Pacific island of Kiribati, pull themselves from the high waves of the ‘king tide’. Captions and Photo source: © Greenpeace / Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert

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The island nation of Kiribati is one of the world’s most vulnerable to rising sea levels. But residents may have to leave well before the ocean claims their homes…

Read Full Article, Nature

Kiribati Family ‘Terrified’ of Going Home, (09-23-2015)

A Video: Kiribati Conference: Voices From the South Pacific – Part II (11-19-2010)

Escaping the Waves: a Fijian Village Relocates, a Video (10-03-2015)
“When many understand climate change in concept but not through personal experience, this exhibit carries great weight…”

Water May Erase These Pacific Islands but Not the Culture, National Geographic (10-16-2015)

Pacific Island Nation of Kiribati, Slideshow And Video, Guardian UK (06-14-2013)
Reuters photographer David Gray spent time documenting life in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati, a chain of 33 atolls and islands that stand just metres above sea level, spread over a huge expanse of otherwise empty ocean…

Many Atolls May be Uninhabitable Within Decades Due to Climate Change, USGS (10-02-2015)

Will Pacific Island Nations Disappear as Seas Rise? National Geographic (02-15-2015)

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