Kiribati: Sea Level

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Kiribati is a small ????????? of islands approx ????? of Australia
Archipelago......1000 miles
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What was the population, how many left?
110,000... 17,000 left
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How many metres above sea level is the coastline?
>2metres
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What are the three threats?
Eustatic sea level rise, erosion of narrow beaches and melting of ice caps
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What is the GDP?
$1650
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What is the main export that is affected?
Coconutz
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What was built to defend the coastline, what was the result of this?
Sea walls. Fixed the problem in some areas but unprotected areas suffered further erosion
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What did the president do?
Bought 25 square KM of Fiji
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