21 APRIL 2014
Kiribati is one of the world's smallest countries. Its just over 100,000 permanent residents are scattered among more than 30 coral atolls and islands out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just north of the equator and about 1,250 miles south of Hawaii.
Because its highest point lies at less than 10 feet above sea level – and most of the country is situated somewhere between 3 and 6 feet above sea level – the people of Kiribati wake up every day to a future that becomes more and more grim.
Click here to read more: http://www.weather.com/news/science/environment/people-abandon-when-we-decide-do-nothing-about-climate-change-20140415
Source: The Weather Channel