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May 5, 2012

Pohnpei, Micronesia

Will Bates

A group of people stand in shallow water holding colorful protest signs about drowning islands and sea level rise, highlighting climate change impacts on their coastal community.

The message that was sent in with this photo: “Our country’s name of Micronesia literally means ‘tiny islands,’ and we’re sinking fast.”

A group of people stand in shallow water holding colorful protest signs about drowning islands and sea level rise, highlighting climate change impacts on their coastal community.