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title: This entire country is about to be wiped out by climate change
date: 2013-12-03T04:50:12Z
modified: 2013-12-03T04:50:12Z
permalink: "https://350.org/this-entire-country-is-about-to-be-wiped-out-by-climate-change/"
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status: publish
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categories:
  - Climate Impacts
  - Pacific
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  - Video
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The Pacific island nation of Kiribati is losing ground as sea levels rise. Not only that, but saltwater is contaminating their freshwater supplies, which could turn Kiribati’s people into refugees within a few years.