Experts issue warning that beloved islands could soon vanish off map entirely: 'It's a whole change of a life'

Experts issue warning that beloved islands could soon vanish off map entirely: 'It's a whole change of a life'

As a warming atmosphere melts polar ice sheets and raises sea levels worldwide, many low-lying islands face the possibility of eradication.  Experts suggest that submergence is no longer a distant hypothesis but a pressing reality. What's happening? Islands and atolls across the Pacific are at risk — from Tonga to Fiji to Samoa to the various islands composing Tuvalu.  According to New Scientist, sea levels in the South Pacific are so high that …