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Mar 9th 2012, 20:34

Authorities in Kiribati, seen here in an aerial photo taken in 2004, have been considering several unusual options to combat climate change, including constructing sea walls and even building a floating island. By The Associated Press Fearing that

As reported in print at the Dom, online at the Beeb here and the Telegraph here; the Kiribati Government (pronounced kirr-i-bas or kir-ee-bahs – the local affectation of "Gilberts" from Colonial days) is looking to purchase

By NICK PERRYAP posted: 7:10 AM 03/09/12 -Fearing that climate change could wipe out their entire Pacific archipelago, the leaders of Kiribati are considering an unusual backup plan: moving the populace to Fiji. Kiribati President Anote Tong told The

The island nation of Kiribati is considering purchasing thousands of acres on the main island of Fiji as insurance against losing their nation to the rising waters of climate change.

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