Well Kiribati is an island the 1% won't buy up to seek refuge during the eminent sea level rise, because it will be uninhabitable in 20 years. Global climate change has already shrunk their habitable space, which in turn has triggered issues of overpopulation, clean water shortages, and their ability to raises their own food, etc. Fareed Zakaria spoke with Kiribati President Anote Tong today. I've linked to an abbreviated version of the interview. One of the most profound things I heard President Tong say was that the science indicates its already too late for them. Already they've purchased land in Fiji and eventually they'll have to emigrate. Imagine having to abandon your homeland because of the greed, ignorance and indifference of people on the other side of the world. This time its not a sloth trying to cross a busy road as tourists watch and photograph its peril while telling themselves they'll step in before its too late. This time is a society on the verge of extinction because we can't be bothered to change, because it doesn't affect us directly--yet.
Will this nation disappear off the map?
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