The world’s sea levels are rising, and it will affect many people's lives. But it is those living on the low-lying atoll island nations of the Pacific and Indian oceans who arguably face the most significant disruption. Occasionally, we hear that the rising seas will overwhelm and drown these islands - forcing people to flee to new lands. Do rising seas really mean sinking islands? The evidence doesn't seem to say so. But that doesn't mean that everything is alright.
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