1 JULY 2013
For the tens of thousands of people who live in the Marshall Islands, a string of more than 1,000 low-lying islands and coral atolls in the North Pacific Ocean, last week's storms brought yet another reminder that the impacts of climate change aren't something that awaits in a far-off, distant future.
They're happening now.
Extremely high tides, combined with storm surge of 6 to 8 feet, lashed the coastline of the southern Marshall Islands around its capital Majuro on June 25, inundating the southern end of the atoll in up to 2 feet of water in many areas.
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Source: The Weather Channel