Has The Future Come Early?
Climate change and global warming have been hot topics on the radar for several years now; movements that have finally started to see some results in the huge shift towards electric vehicles this year…but are these efforts too little too late? Rising sea levels have been a “debatable” issue in the environmental realm for quite some time, as one of the main concerns of the impacts of global warming. Sadly, these warnings were not heeded, and we officially a country that is drowning, and this won’t be the last.
The Republic of Kiribati, located North of Fiji, is currently being drowned out by rising sea levels, as a result of global warming. The Republic of Kiribati is consisted of 32 atolls (coral island either partially or fully surrounding lagoons) and one main island. Residents are already seeing that several atolls are being swallowed up by the waves, leading Kiribati government officials to find a migration solution for the 100,000 inhabitants of the Republic. They are currently negotiating terms with Fiji to inhabit a 6,000 acre area as an area of migration for their citizens.
Should we consider this our first warning? What are your thoughts on the future of climate change, and how to stop it from drowning out the rest of the world? Join the conversation with us on Twitter.
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