The last chance to visit these 12 islands before it completely disappears

In about 80 years, these islands will disappear forever, no matter how much money they can visit.

In about 80 years, these islands will disappear forever, no matter how much money they can visit.

 

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The Solomon Islands, comprising 1,000 islands and atolls in the South Pacific, are being swallowed by sea levels that have risen by an additional 8mm every year since 1993. This rapid increase has caused five coral islands to disappear and Only about 9 islands remain allowed to travel during this period.

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The sea level in Palau Island has increased by 0.35 inches per year since 1993, three times the global average. It is expected to continue to increase by another 24 inches by 2090. People here are facing high tide floods and are considering moving to a new land to live.

3. Micronesia

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Micronesia is a country made up of 607 islands located 2,500 kilometers southwest of Hawaii, the Pacific Ocean. Due to rising sea levels, the country has lost some of the recent islands.

4. Fiji

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Fiji lost about 15-20 meters of coastline because the mangroves were submerged by seawater. It is expected that by 2050 this island will disappear.

5. Tuvalu

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The country in the South Pacific is facing the risk of dehydration, more than 10,000 people day and night are low because the water level is increasing and soon, there will be nothing but the sea.

6. Seychelles

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Off the east coast of Africa, Seychelles is experiencing an unprecedented increase in sea level over the past 6,000 years, with about 85% of the country adjacent to the sea facing the threat of invading sea. accounting for. Mangroves and corals are at risk of being seriously destroyed.

7. Kiribati

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Kiribati can't stay in 2050. It's hard to believe that this 100-year-old nation is about to disappear from the earth. The government is rushing to buy land elsewhere to prepare for immigration.

8. Cook Islands

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The archipelago is like Hawaii 50 years ago, the landscape is beautiful but it is about to be submerged by seawater. With an expected increase of 55 cm in 2090, rising water levels are expected to damage roads, bridges, ports and runways, which will affect people and tourism.

9. Polynesian

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Made up of popular tropical resorts like Bora Bora, Tahiti and Society Islands, French Polynesia is on the list of most wanted people. An article published in the Nature Conservation predicts that 30% of its island will be crossed by water by the end of the century, the government is considering building a 'floating island' for residents near Tahiti.

10. Tangier, Virginia

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Tangier Island, about 12 km from the east coast of Virginia's Chesapeake Bay, can only be reached by boat or plane. However, more than 60% of the island was lost from the sea in 1850, according to Nature.com, the rest is expected to be flooded in the next 25 to 50 years.

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The water level is increasing exponentially, averaging about 7mm per year and continues to rise until 2030, the whole island will disappear.

12. Shishmaref, Alaska

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This small island with a population of only 650 has gradually disappeared into the sea in the past 50 years. Although the people voted to relocate, people could only travel by plane so it was difficult to move.

Update 16 December 2018
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