Kiribati, a tropical island nation located in the center of the Pacific Ocean, is sinking. As is happening with many low-lying nations all over the globe, Kiribati is being inundated by rising sea levels brought on by climate change. According to National Post, Kiribati's highest point is just 6 feet above sea level.
To save the island nation of over 100,000 inhabitants from rising sea water, Kiribati's president Anote Tong has devised a plan: Make the nation rise with it. Tong wants to turn Kiribati into a state of floating "lily-pad" cities. The president is working with Shimizu Corp., a Tokyo-based construction company, to come up with blueprints for the world's first floating country.
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Source: International Science Times