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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

As Oceans Rise, are Some Nations Doomed to Vanish?

A man looks out to sea in October 2008 in Male, the capital of the Maldives, which is among several island nations the UN has said may become uninhabitable by 2100 PEDRO UGARTE AFP/File

If rising seas engulf the Maldives and Tuvalu, will those countries be wiped off the map? And what happens to their citizens?

The prospect is no longer science fiction as global warming gathers pace, posing an unprecedented challenge to the international community, and threatening entire peoples with the loss of their land and identity, AFP said.

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