Get Out Now! 8 Places Soon to be Uninhabitable Because of Climate Change (Slideshow)

photo: Matthew McDermott

It's very tempting to think that sea level rise caused by climate change is something which won't be a problem for at least a couple of decades. And for some places that's probably true. However, for some islands around the world, sea level rise is either already displacing people or will be in not too long. I wouldn't want to venture a guess on when exactly some of these islands will have to be abandoned, but a quick look at any of the sea level rise simulators out there can tell you the future looks watery for a lot of people.

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