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A king tide lashes Kiribati

June 15, 2006
Pita Meanke, of Betio village, stands beside a tree as he watches the 'king tides' crash through the sea wall into his family's property, on the South Pacific island of Kiribati.

Pita Meanke, of Betio village, stands beside a tree as he watches the 'king tides' crash through the sea wall into his family's property, on the South Pacific island of Kiribati.

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The tiny island nation of Kiribati is lashed by a king tide. This type of sea-level rise will increase as global temperatures rise due to climate change.

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