Kiribati people in fear of submergence

Kiribati people in fear of submergence

TARAWA, Kiribati - Gunshot marks pepper the wall of buildings believed to have been used as a command center by the Japanese military in Tarawa, Kiribati, in May 2012. The South Pacific island nation is considered particularly vulnerable to global climate change.

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