Kiribati people in fear of submergence

Kiribati people in fear of submergence

TARAWA, Kiribati - A man studies building construction at a job training school in Tarawa, Kiribati, on May 16, 2012, in the hope of finding work abroad. The South Pacific island nation is considered particularly vulnerable to global climate change.

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