Tag: displacement

  • A Country Disappearing Beneath Rising Oceans

    A Country Disappearing Beneath Rising Oceans

    On a scattering of coral atolls in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, life still unfolds in familiar rhythms. Children walk to school along narrow roads edged by palm trees. Fishing boats leave shallow lagoons at dawn. Church services fill the humid air with song on Sundays. From a distance, Tuvalu looks like a postcard.…