Climate Refugees: "The Marshall Islands Are Disappearing"

"EBEYE, Marshall Islands — Linber Anej waded out in low tide to haul concrete chunks and metal scraps to shore and rebuild the makeshift sea wall in front of his home. The temporary barrier is no match for the rising seas that regularly flood the shacks and muddy streets with saltwater and raw sewage, but every day except Sunday, Mr. Anej joins a group of men and boys to haul the flotsam back into place.

'It’s insane, I know,' said Mr. Anej, 30, who lives with his family of 13, including his parents, siblings and children, in a four-room house. 'But it’s the only option we’ve got.'

Standing near his house at the edge of a densely packed slum of tin shacks, he said, 'I feel like we’re living underwater.'"

Coral Davenport reports for the New York Times December 2, 2015, with photographs and video by Josh Haner.

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"UN Food Chief Warns About Climate Refugees" (AP)

"Dhaka: the City Where Climate Refugees Are Already a Reality" (Guardian)

"Legal Limbo Awaits Millions of Future ‘Climate Refugees’" (AP)

"What We Can Do To Prevent ‘Climate Refugees’" (San Francisco Chronicle)

Arkansas, A Growing Population of 'Climate Change Refugees'" (Christian Science Monitor)