A group of atolls and reefs, Tuvalu is home to 10,000. According to one study, the island state could disappear beneath the sea in 30-to-50ย years.
Deputy Prime Minister, Tavau Teii says coral reefs are being damaged by the warming ocean, and this threatens fish stocks – the main source ofย protein.
In addition, the sea is invading underground fresh water supplies and eroding the coastline. As coral reefs die, that protection goes and the riskย increases.
Teii said at the current rate the island stateโs only alternative would be โto turn ourselves into fish and live underย water.โ
A day earlier, Sir David King, head of the UK government’s Office of Science and Technology, called global warming a greater threat than world terrorism and said an international accord must be reached within two years to mitigate the warming and minimize environmentalย catastrophe.
