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Racked From 1900 to 1979 to Fatten the Fields of Australia and New Zealand, an Island of the Pacific Saw Almost All Its Soil Leave, and Almost All Its People

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Between 1900 and 1979 the island of Banaba was exploited for its high quality guano phosphate, losing 90% of its surface. Its inhabitants first survived the Japanese occupation and massacre in 1945, and were resettled in Fiji in 1945. Today, less than 5% of the Banaban descendants live on their original island. More
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Between 1900 and 1979 the island of Banaba was exploited for its high quality guano phosphate, losing 90% of its surface. Its inhabitants first survived the Japanese occupation and massacre in 1945, and were resettled in Fiji in 1945. Today, less than 5% of the Banaban descendants live on their original island. More

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SciencePost broke the news on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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