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NdavG100 t1_j6oo2zz wrote

Reply to comment by Viv3210 in Eli5: when will oceans actually start rising? by Just_a_happy_artist

If i'm not mistaken there is an island which has started to be drowned and lost like a quarter of its area

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maveric_gamer t1_j6os8j0 wrote

I think you're thinking of Tuvalu - they're a Polynesian island nation that are currently trying to recreate all of their cultural heritage digitally and back it up into online spaces to preserve it, as it is one of the first nations to have a significant portion of its land area submerged by rising sea levels.

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