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Climate Change in Tuvalu

Coral appear under the waves near an island in the Funafuti atoll, Tuvalu. According to the UN, "Many coral species are highly vulnerable to heat stress. Scientists suggest that a 1 deg Celsius increase in average water temperature will cause coral reefs to die – a process know as coral bleaching. Tuvalu is experiencing a small amount of coral bleaching and this is expected to rise. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that in the next 30 to 50 years coral bleaching events will occur every year. With coral dying, Tuvalu will lose its fish stocks - a principle source of protein for island communities like Tuvalu." March, 2019.

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Tuvalu: Beneath The Rising Tide [2019]
Coral appear under the waves near an island in the Funafuti atoll, Tuvalu. According to the UN, "Many coral species are highly vulnerable to heat stress. Scientists suggest that a 1 deg Celsius increase in average water temperature will cause coral reefs to die – a process know as coral bleaching. Tuvalu is experiencing a small amount of coral bleaching and this is expected to rise. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that in the next 30 to 50 years coral bleaching events will occur every year. With coral dying, Tuvalu will lose its fish stocks - a principle source of protein for island communities like Tuvalu." March, 2019.