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Tuvalu has been relatively unique among small, poor nations in caring about climate change for a while
by kevinmchugh 5y ago
Tuvalu has been relatively unique among small, poor nations in caring about climate change for a while
- nybble41 5y agoWhich is ironic in some ways since even a complete end to climate change wouldn't make Tuvalu a reasonable place to try to live. Poor soil, no fresh ground water, minimal other resources, and even without sea levels rising the islands would still be sinking. Islands like this come and go (on geological time scales) independent of any human-induced climate change. When they're no longer viable the residents migrate somewhere else. I'm not trying to downplay the real disruption involved for the very small group that's made their home there for the past few centuries, but they're not victims of climate change to any meaningful degree; this is simply how life works for people who settle in places like Tuvalu.