The first country to relocate its entire nation due to rising sea levels?

The first country to relocate due to rising sea levels

A few days ago I overheard that a country had to relocate due to the greenhouse effect and rising sea levels. , I was really surprised at that time. Now I have found some situations in this country and posted them to share with everyone. I just hope that the Chinese people can be alert. The tragedy of China's coastal cities being flooded should never happen.

Tuvalu: Located in the South Pacific, it consists of 9 atolls. The north and south ends are 560 kilometers apart, stretching from northwest to southeast and spread over an area of ??about 1.3 million square kilometers. The land area Only 26 square kilometers. The capital, Funafuti, is located on the main island, with an area of ??no more than 2 square kilometers. The largest wave that hits the island is 3.2 meters, while the highest point in Tuvalu is only 4.5 meters above sea level.

Tuvaluans live on the island. In the mid-19th century, Western colonists trafficked large numbers of local people into slavery in places such as South America and Australia. It was successively occupied by Britain and Japan. In October 1975, the Ellis Islands became a separate British dependency and renamed Tuvalu. It became independent on October 1, 1978 and became a special member of the Commonwealth (not attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting). The family is still the most basic unit of production and life. The gains from collective labor are divided equally among the family. Buying and selling is mainly barter.

On November 15, 2001, the authoritative Washington Earth Policy Institute in the United States published an "obituary" that worried not only the people of Tuvalu, but also all those who care about the fate of mankind: Due to Human beings do not pay attention to protecting the earth's environment and maintaining ecological balance. The resulting greenhouse effect causes sea levels to rise. The 11,000 citizens of the Pacific island country of Tuvalu will face catastrophe. The only solution is a nationwide relocation. And the National Panel on Climate Change published a report based on a survey of 3,000 scientists, predicting that in 2010, sea levels will rise by 18 to 80 centimeters on the current basis. Over the past decade, seawater has eroded Tuvalu's land. Experts predict that if the global environment continues to deteriorate, within fifty years, all nine small islands in Tuvalu will be submerged into the sea and will disappear forever from the world map. Moreover, it will become uninhabitable much earlier.

The Tuvalu government has considered purchasing land in neighboring countries to establish a state within a state. However, Tuvalu is too poor and cannot spend much money to purchase land. The best way is to immigrate the whole country. So the Tuvalu government turned its attention to Australia and New Zealand, which are separated by a strip of water from their country and are vast and sparsely populated. When Tuvalu made a request for immigration, Australia found itself in a dilemma: agreeing to accept Tuvaluans would mean acknowledging that the climate is getting warmer; failing to accept them would put itself in an awkward position. After careful consideration, the Australian government finally gave an explanation that chilled the people of Tuvalu. The Immigration Minister said that the conditions for Tuvaluan people to immigrate to Australia are not yet met! On July 20, the people of Tuvalu finally heard the good news that made their eyes warm. A spokesman for New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark confirmed that Mrs. Clark was very concerned about the problems encountered by Tuvalu. Although large-scale immigration was a very complicated matter, she decided to accept more Tuvalu. "Environmental refugees". Immigration has been carried out gradually since 2002.

Tuvalu is destined to become the first country to be forced to evacuate their homes due to rising sea levels. However, what is even more unfortunate is that it will definitely not be the last. So, whose turn will be next?