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International Business Times
International Business Times
Science
David SALAZAR

Colombia's Caribbean Jewel Slowly Sinking As Sea Waters Rise

Kelly Mendoza, 31, has seen two of her neighbors lose their homes, and at night she hears the waves crashing against her bedroom wall (Credit: AFP)

A skeleton lies exposed to the elements as turquoise Caribbean waters lap the shores near a shattered tomb -- a grisly reminder that the Colombian city of Cartagena is slowly being swallowed by the sea.

With low-lying communities worldwide on the front lines of the climate crisis fight, Cartagena is conspicuously vulnerable.

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