If rising seas engulf the Maldives and Tuvalu, will those countries be wiped off the map? And what happens to their citizens?
The prospect is no longer science fiction as global warming gathers pace, posing an unprecedented challenge to the international community, and threatening entire peoples with the loss of their land and identity.
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