Ontong Java: The sinking reality of climate change in the Pacific

Ontong Java: The sinking reality of climate change in the Pacific

26 SEPTEMBER 2015

An exclusive photo essay tells the story of Ontong Java, a string of remote Pacific islands at the mercy of climate change. Without support from governments, islanders are struggling to keep their heads above water.

Few people have heard of one of the world's largest atolls - Ontong Java in the Solomon Islands - but this anonymity has failed to save it from the effects of climate change.

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Source: Deutcshe Welle

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