Get Out Now! 8 Places Soon to be Uninhabitable

Mat McDermott
Science / Natural Sciences
February 27, 2009

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tuvalu photo

Tuvalu


Made up of four coral islands and five atolls off the coast of Australia, Tuvalu has a maximum height of only 4.5 meters above sea level. But it's not just flooding that could make these islands uninhabitable, rising saltwater could also damage crops such as coconut and taro.

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photo: Stefan Lins via flickr

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