Why are low lying islands affected by climate change?
How will islands be affected? What will happen to the populations of inundated islands? Burkett, M. “In Search of Refuge: Pacific Islands, Climate-Induced Migration, and the Legal Frontier.” Asia - Pacific Issues 98 (2011): 1-8. Within the next fifty years people in the low lying Pacific Islands will be forced to leave their homes because of increased frequency and intensity of storms and floods, sea-level rise, and desertification. Many will not only lose their homes, but also their nation. If plans are not put in place to address this, it could cause a humanitarian disaster and political chaos? ...