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Fiji Islanders Face Relocation as Rising Seas Swallow Their Home

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By Joseph Wu/Jonathan Kaplan

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The people of Fiji's Serua Island are confronting the realities of rising sea levels as climate change reshapes its coastline. Villagers say homes and community facilities have already been relocated, while parts of the island continue to be eroded by encroaching waters. According to US and EU data, global sea levels have risen by more than 10 centimeters over the past 25 years and are expected to continue rising. Residents have built seawalls and elevated homes but many acknowledge that relocation is inevitable as the island loses ground to the ocean.