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In March, Anote Tong, the president of Kiribati, told The Associated Press of plans to buy nearly 6,000 acres on Fiji's main island, Viti Levu. The purchase would allow the citizens of Kiribati an escape plan should sea levels continue to rise and flood the island.
In March, Anote Tong, the president of Kiribati, told The Associated Press of plans to buy nearly 6,000 acres on Fiji's main island, Viti Levu. The purchase would allow the citizens of Kiribati an escape plan should sea levels continue to rise and flood the island.
In March, Anote Tong, the president of Kiribati, told The Associated Press of plans to buy nearly 6,000 acres on Fiji's main island, Viti Levu. The purchase would allow the citizens of Kiribati an escape plan should sea levels continue to rise and flood the island.
In March, Anote Tong, the president of Kiribati, told The Associated Press of plans to buy nearly 6,000 acres on Fiji's main island, Viti Levu. The purchase would allow the citizens of Kiribati an escape plan should sea levels continue to rise and flood the island.
1. The president of what island nation announced plans to buy more than 5,000 acres of land in Fiji in case rising waters force its 103,000 inhabitants to evacuate?
An unnamed Indonesian island in Riau province is pictured in this October 2007 file photo. Rising sea levels threaten the existence of low-lying island nations. (Yuli Seperi/Reuters/File)
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