Tuvalu family cites global warming on accepted refugee application
Auckland, New Zealand (UPI) Aug 7, 2014 - On a refugee application recently accepted by New Zealand, a Tuvalu family claimed they'd be forced out by global warming if they returned home. It's the first instance of refugees citing climate change as one of the reasons for their displacement. But this particular family could be the first of many if sea level rise continues at the rate many climatologists have predicted. Tuvalu is ... more

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