(NEWSER) – Kiribati in the central Pacific looks like a dream vacation spot. But for its 103,000 citizens, the turquoise water surrounding the nation's 33 islands is ever creeping. Before the end of this century, it will drown most of the 310 square miles of land the I-Kiribati live on, scientists say, sparking "perhaps the first mass movement of people fleeing the consequences of global warming," Jeffrey Goldberg writes for Businessweek. Already seawalls are collapsing and saltwater is seeping through the soil. The people read the Book of Genesis and envision building an ark, but in the meantime, they pray for protection... from climate change.
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