Rising sea levels – eight islands in the Pacific have disappeared

Rising sea levels – eight islands in the Pacific have disappeared

The consequences of climate change are clearly visible and have serious consequences for the island states in the Pacific. In the ocean, five islands have disappeared due to rising sea levels. These are small, low-lying islands, the "Reef Islands" in the archipelago of the Solomon Islands, which have been around the middle of the 20. Century were completely washed over by the sea. A worrying process that seems to be only the beginning of a trend.

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