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.su still exists. According to this article I found, Tuvaluans are trying to maintain their statehood and maritime rights once they no longer have land. It's u

.su still exists. According to this article I found, Tuvaluans are trying to maintain their statehood and maritime rights once they no longer have land. It's uncharted territory for the UN but it strikes me as pretty likely (plus it's a bad look to not throw a bone to a country that the rest of the world played a part in destroying). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/11/tuvalu-seeks-to-retain-statehood-if-it-sinks-completely-as-sea-levels-rise https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/11/tuvalu-seeks-t... My prediction is the TLD stays and revenues go to the entity that is the Tuvaluan government (probably based in Australia at that point)

phire 3y ago
Tuvalu is also working on a land reclamation project that is designed to keep at least some land above the projected storm surges beyond the year 2100.
- jasomill 3y ago
  They've also amended their constitution in an attempt to maintain statehood even if rising sea levels do overtake the island: https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/10/12/tuvalu-plans-for-its-own-disappearance https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/10/12/tuvalu-plans-for-i... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Tuvalu#The_climate_crisis_and_recognition_of_Tuvalu’s_statehood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Tuvalu#The_cli...