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This Entire Country Has To Be Evacuated Because of Climate Change
If estimates are correct, by 2050, the gorgeous Pacific island nation of Tuvalu will be the first country on Earth to be consumed by rising sea levels caused by climate change. Its mass evacuation has already begun. As reported by Wired, this tiny nation of around 11,000 people, spread across nine islands, has seen sea levels 15 centimeters higher than the average over the past 30 years. Numbers like that need some perspective. So let’s put it t…
11,000 people are preparing to lose their land, a world first that dramatically illustrates the impact of global warming on the most vulnerable populations.
An Entire Country Has To Be Evacuated Because Of Climate Change
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is getting ready to evacuate all 11,000 of its residents in an unprecedented response to climate change. The low-lying nation, which is only 6.5 feet above sea level on average, is in danger of being submerged by rising sea levels brought on by global warming. Tuvalu has started putting […] The post An Entire Country Has To Be Evacuated Because Of Climate Change appeared first on Wonderful Engineering.
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