Climate Change vs. Kiribati

CounterPunch: There is just a narrow 'defense line' of mangroves and coral bottom under the shallow water, right next to the coast. This is all that separates the stretched but narrow archipelago of Tarawa -- the most populated (and overcrowded) chain of the islands of the Republic of Kiribati – from the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean. The mangroves were planted a few years ago. They were introduced near the airport and at several other areas along the coast. The rest of Tarawa Atoll appears to be exposed...

URL: http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/10/12/climate-change-vs-kiribati/