The Pacific island of Kiribati, a nation of 103,000, is considering the purchase of 6,000 acres in Fiji, in a drastic effort to save its' population from the rising sea level. Kiribati, a Pacific archipelago, is home to many atolls that rise mere feet above sea level. A church group on Fiji's main island of Viti Levu is offering the land for a price of $9.6 million, and Kiribati leaders are considering moving the population there to escape the Pacific, which is rising at a level of 0.1 inches a year and accelerating due to climate change.
Many villagers in Kiribati have already had to relocate their homes, and the rising sea level has begun to contaminate the island's underground caches of freshwater. In addition to the rising Pacific, Kiribati and nearby islands have become victims of changing ocean, weather and storm patterns, which compounds the rising tide and will only grow more problematic in later years.
Many Pacific islands are facing crises, but Kiribati could be first to have an entire generation, possibly even an entire population, face a dire dilemma: Move, or die.
Many villagers in Kiribati have already had to relocate their homes, and the rising sea level has begun to contaminate the island's underground caches of freshwater. In addition to the rising Pacific, Kiribati and nearby islands have become victims of changing ocean, weather and storm patterns, which compounds the rising tide and will only grow more problematic in later years.
Many Pacific islands are facing crises, but Kiribati could be first to have an entire generation, possibly even an entire population, face a dire dilemma: Move, or die.
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