Kiribati – The Effects Of Climate Change

 

Pristine white sands, palm trees and the simple life – at first sight, many would envy the Kiribati islanders.

That blissful appearance is deceptive, however. The inhabitants of the chain of South Sea atolls are feeling the effects of climate change first hand.

The Pacific islands of Kiribati were among the last places to be colonized by humans. But now, because of rising sea levels, they may be among the first to be abandoned.

 

Sea levels continue to rise due to climate change, and some countries may vanish into the ocean by 2050.

The most at risk is the South Pacific island nation of Kiribati. Coastal erosion and freshwater contamination could make Kiribati uninhabitable in the next 30 years.