Sea breaching the concrete defense wall on Meedhupparu Island in the Maldives after a storm, possibly due to global warming.

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This is the island of in the Atoll of the Maldives. A concrete defence system has been built on one side of the island to protect it from the rising sea levels and particularly during a storm. Here there has been a breech of the defence system after a heavy storm the previous night.

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Size: 5200px × 3380px
Location: Maldives
Photo credit: © Carol Dixon / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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