NORTH TARAWA Kiribati

The ocean stretches far beyond the horizon. Mara Karachava tawara "sea of ​​sky" is the ancient gods of the people of Kiribati, also known as. E-Kiribati But the three are losing balance. The ocean goddess is the center of all that they have always known and loved. She is revealing a different face. It is the glorious face of the water that is swallowed up by the waves and the raging waves.

Today, E-is on the rise of Mara. This is the time of Bibi Kai Kang Wan, or "the change of weather for many days". Climate change The islanders are scared and insecure with this phrase. How not to be scared? When the world tells them Lowland countries like their homes will soon drown. Their leaders also tell themselves Kiribati, which consists of 33 coral islands, amidst the vast expanses of the central Pacific Ocean. "One of the most fragile of all the fragile areas." Atoll, ring or atoll, Tarawa, the capital of the country, will no longer be able to live in one generation.

But many E-Kiribati do not accept that. Their hometown is becoming. "The island country is waiting for a vengeance," and they can not do anything except accept fate. They do not think they are. "The drowning islanders", but descendants of travelers who inherit the tradition of endurance and survival pride. They believe their heaven does not disappear overnight. But the islands are facing difficulties. The whole sea erodes the shore and infiltrates it. Water in the pond became brackish. Destroy trees and crops The fertility of the coral ring island, Tarawa. It depends on the fresh water layer floating above the rocky cliffs, with the rain water filling up. When sea levels rise Even today it is only a few millimeters a year. But it is likely that the rate will accelerate faster. Just like the underground saltwater level. As a result, the amount of fresh water is down considerably.

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