Tuvalu isn’t the only small island on the verge of disappearing due to the climate change. The Maldives is a chain of 1,192 islets (small islands, of which 200 are inhabited) in the Indian Ocean south of India. Like Tuvalu, the Maldives are in desperate need of a solution to the rising sea levels. The Maldives are the lowest country in the world, only 2.3 meters above sea level at its highest point. The average point is 1.5 meters. The sea level has risen 20 centimeters in the last hundred years. That doesn’t sound that bad – 20 centimeters in … Continue reading →