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• New seawalls protect low-lying atolls in Tuvalu, and more will appear in Kiribati, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Fiji and other island nations, many with funding from the Australian government and international development organizations. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• In the Pacific islands, rising sea levels are threatening to submerge entire nations such as Tuvalu and Kiribati. iceout.bremaice.it
• Small island nations such as Kiribati and Tuvalu are at risk of becoming uninhabitable due to rising sea levels. Earth.Org
• Over the next three decades, islands such as Tuvalu, Kiribati and Fiji will experience at least 6 inches of sea level rise even if the world reduces planet-heating pollution. KESQ
• The Pacific Islands (Kiribati, Tuvalu, and Marshall Islands) are extremely prone to climate-related disasters as rising sea levels are threatening to completely submerge some nations by the end of the century. The New Dark Age
• Small island nations, such as Tuvalu, are on the frontlines of climate change, facing existential threats from rising sea levels. Climate Cosmos
• For smaller island nations like the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, and Tuvalu, the economic impact could be transformative. Oceania Customs Organisations
• Tsunami waves of less than 30 centimeters above the tidal level were predicted for Pacific island nations including Fiji, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. Barrons
• Research conducted in Tuvalu, another small Pacific Island threatened by sea level rise, highlights individual experiences of distress in the face of climate change, emphasising the importance of providing culturally informed social and mental health services in the region. MDPI
• Pacific Island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati and Fiji will experience at least 20 centimeters of sea level rise in the next 30 years regardless of whether greenhouse gas emissions change in the short term. ABC News
• In the next 30 years, Pacific Island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji will experience at least 6 inches of sea level rise. NASA
• The project supported by ADB and Tuvalu will improve people's livelihoods in the outer islands of Tuvalu, its capital Funafuti, and neighboring countries, Fiji and Kiribati. Asian Development Bank
• Rising sea levels are an existential threat for island nations such as Tuvalu. Carbon Brief
• The sea level rise of an additional half-metre or more will gravely impact populations in many low-lying areas like Vancouver, Florida, Bangladesh and low-lying Pacific islands, such as Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands. EurekAlert!
• At 4.62 mm of increase per year, rising sea levels are becoming an existential threat to small island nations such as Tuvalu and Vanuatu in the Pacific region. Education International
• In a landmark pact in November, Australia agreed to extend residency permits to citizens of the South Pacific nation of Tuvalu due to the threat of rising seas. NPR
• In an incredible turn of events, last year the South Pacific state of Tuvalu was the first to go virtual in response to sea levels threatening the island nation's physical territory. Future of Life Institute
• Tuvalu, with a population, of about 12,000 people, is considered one of the most vulnerable to the effects of the climate crisis, with scientists saying that its islands could become fully submerged and its entire population forced to leave within 50 to 100 years. The Guardian
• With global temperatures expected to rise as much as 2.8 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, the island nation of Tuvalu says it has no choice but to build a digital version of itself. Engadget
• Last year, a proposed treaty between Australia and Tuvalu made international headlines for a unique provision: migration rights for climate refugees from the Pacific island country, which is at particular risk of rising seas. Grist
• Aside from the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Tuvalu, and the Maldives are the islands most at risk, globally, of being completely inundated by sea-level rise. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Last updated: 13 June 2025