Kiribati, population ~100,000, is a nation of many islands that spans across the Pacific ocean. The islands were formed by coral reefs and are often a small strip of land surrounding a central lagoon. In most cases, the land is no more than 4 meters above sea level and a forecasted 1 meter rise in sea level will be devastating for many of the islands. In recent years Kiribati has suffered from storm surge and sea level rise. The images below will give you an idea about the challenges that Kiribati will face in the years to come.
A flattened 360 of an abandoned ship that crashed into the seawall on Betio island during a storm surge event
@Nick-Hobgood do you have any underwater photos? I love marine creatures and these days I’m doing research on soft corals. hope one day I will visit this place
Thank you for sharing about Kiribati, @Nick-Hobgood . I am so happy to read this post. Even if I didn’t had the opportunity for visiting the islands yet, Kiribati have crossed my life twice, this year.
The first time it was at “Biennale the Venezia”, where we was for a conference about the environment.
The second time, most recently, it was during a research about Plastic Pollution, discovering in Kiribati a different meaning of the accumulation of plastic
