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Island nation fights the sea to keep its land

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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.

In this Oct. 13, 2011, file photo, Funafuti, the main island of the nation state of Tuvalu, is seen from Royal New Zealand Air Force's C-130 aircraft as it approaches at Funafuti, Tuvalu. 

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A Chinese flag flies in front of the Great Wall of China

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An Island Nation With No Drinking Water

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Early Signs: New Zealand’s Climate Refugees

Many people from the small Pacific island nation of Tuvalu are resettling in New Zealand because they fear scientists’ predictions that a rising ocean could swallow their low-lying country.

The World

Early Signs: New Zealand’s Climate Refugees

In the third of our series of reports on how concern about climate change is affecting communities around the world, we travel to New Zealand. Many people from the small Pacific island nation of Tuvalu have been resettling there because they fear scientis