Tuvalu is a Polynesian island nation greatly in danger of completely sinking due to climate change. Sincegaining independence from Britain in 1978, has struggled with drought, bad economy, and climate change. Due to Tuvalu's location as a group of island atolls, the small scattered islands frequently have food shortages due to infertile soil, distance from tourists, and the fact that the combined land mass of the islands is a total of 26 km2, or 10 square miles.

Another downside to Tuvalu's location is that it lacks elevation. The highest elevation on any Tuvaluan island is 4.6 metres, or about 15 feet. The average sea level on the main atoll of Funafuti rises by 4 millimetres per year, which is more than double the global average. Saltwater from the Pacific Ocean is also overflowing certain areas and contaminating the groundwater deposits that 11,000 Tuvaluans survive off, and it is thought that within a few decades the island, along with the way of life that the inhabitants have preserved for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.

Another threat to Tuvalu is pollution of the oceans, which poisons and kills the fish they survive off of.

Here are some sources:
The Guardian

Smithsonian (this article is from 2004, and the situation has since worsened)

Wikipedia

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

CNN

United Nations

VIDEOS

PBS

UN

Sky News AU

Drew Binsky

Exploring the Islets

What can I do to help?

1. Write a letter to your local congresspeople or MPs to demand they take action

2. Tell people you know about the plight of Tuvalu

3. In the event Tuvalu ever faces harm, you can donate to Red Cross Tuvalu