Tuvaluans watch helplessly as the sea breaks over their island home, Funafuti, Tuvalu. The king tides are now so high, they swamp most of the islands,


Tuvaluans watch helplessly as the sea breaks over their island home, Funafuti, Tuvalu. The king tides are now so high, they swamp most of the islands, even when the sea is flat calm.


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