Description
South Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Island, Kiribati: sea level rise and erosion barrier on the Stewart Causeway, links Eita motu to Banraeaba on Ambo motu on the southern arm of Tarawa Atoll - the low-lying atoll is vulnerable to sea level rise due to climate change - Global warming is causing glaciers and ice sheets to melt. The average sea level has risen 3.2 mm/year since 1993, due to its low atolls Kiribati seems destined to become the first country that will be swallowed up by the sea as a result of climate change.