Seeing the island of 'paradise' is about to disappear

Climate change is "gobbling up" the Pacific islands and the upcoming victim is the beautiful island nation of Kiribati.

In recent years, the effects of climate change have become clearer than ever. The earth warms up, the permafrost is gradually melting at the poles, causing the sea level to fade. One of the most heavily affected countries is the island nation of Kiribati.

Kiribati is an island nation with a tropical climate, located in the center of the Pacific Ocean, on the Equatorial Road and adjacent to the International Road to the East.

Now, with just 10cm above sea level, the beautiful island nation Kiribati is facing the risk of being permanently submerged in the next few decades. This will make the lives of more than 105,000 people disturbed and forced to migrate.

The island consists of 32 coral reefs and a high coral island with a total area of ​​over 3.5 million km ² . The image above is a coral atoll of Kiribati.

It is estimated that the sea level in the Pacific each year increases by about 2mm, but this ratio is not really accurate, the specific number is probably even higher.

Currently, sea level has only increased slightly, but Kiribati has encountered many difficulties due to significant changes in rainfall, tides and storms. Saltwater has penetrated and affected freshwater resources on some islands. Besides, increased drought makes the amount of fresh water from rain become extremely limited.

This causes heavy damage to crops - the main source of food to feed people. This can be considered a life-and-death problem for Kiribati, when people sometimes have to eat taro because of the salty soil that makes no plants live.

Before the prospect of a culture of more than 4,000 years will be wiped out in the not too distant future, the UN climate committee and the local government have proposed a few solutions to improve this phenomenon.

It is to build dykes to prevent sea and to actually resettle people. However, these measures are not really feasible and it is not easy to implement them.

The Kiribati government also considered an option to move the whole country to another place by promoting the purchase of 2,400 hectares of land on the main island of the island nation of Fiji (an island nation of Oceania), Viti Levu.

The land for sale for $ 9.6 million (equivalent to VND 192 billion) - is still within the affordability of the beautiful island nation. This promises to be a secure land for the future.

Anyhow, no one expected to have to move their homeland and go to such a cramped land. Moreover, Kiribati's economy relies heavily on tourism revenue, whether to move to a new area, the government will remain stable and develop more.

Indeed, with so many enchanting landscapes and cultural traditions over 4,000 years, the people of Kiribati demanded more than the only option to relocate the whole country to another place.