Island nation fights the sea to keep its land

Rising sea levels are a threat to coastal regions everywhere, but especially for islands. No example stands out more than the South Pacific nation of Tuvalu.

Rising sea levels are a threat to coastal regions everywhere, but especially for islands.

No example stands out more than the South Pacific nation of Tuvalu.

But as Kathleen Schuster reports from our partner, Deutsche Welle, the people of Tuvalu are not yet willing to give up their land.

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