Kiribati people in fear of submergence

Kiribati people in fear of submergence

TARAWA, Kiribati - A woman holds her grandchild as she sits on the site in Tarawa, Kiribati, on May 16, 2012, where her home used to be until rough waves washed it away. The South Pacific island nation is considered particularly vulnerable to global climate change.

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