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Without coral reefs to protect them, the maldivian islands are in danger of being washed into the ocean. my first stop is fulhadhoo, an island only 6km long and just 250m wide. seeing this sandbag barrier on arrival, you start to understand the battle these islanders are facing. coral and coral reefs are what makes these islands but they are facing huge challenges, so the first person im going to meet is someone whos made it their lifes passion to protect and nurture corals. thanks. this island ...

Could become uninhabitable. without coral reefs to protect them, the maldivian islands are in danger of being washed into the ocean. my first stop is fulhadhoo, an island only 6km long and just 250m wide. seeing this sandbag barrier on arrival, you start to understand the battle these islanders are facing. coral and coral reefs are what makes these islands but they are facing huge challenges, so the first person im going to meet is someone whos made it their lifes passion to protect and nurture ...

Is going to flood once a year? well, these islanders have got the sandbags out and theyve tried to make their own defence barrier. aminat houdar is someone whos lived here all her life and witnessed first—hand the effects erosion is having. this is dhiffushi school. you can see its right near the beach. but because of the erosion, its now flooding. and in fact, last year, the water came right the way through to the other side and came up to about there. and apparently, every year, its getting ...

Between two superpowers trying to gain supremacy over these seas. cyrus is out to catch flying fish — the islanders�* favourite. but on his days out at sea, fishing in the philippine waters just south of taiwan, he spotted chinese ships getting ever closer. a the chinese fishermen used to harass us. even the chinese coastguard used to roam around the island. chinese coastguard? yes. cock crows the native ivatans have forged a living fishing and farming on this island for centuries, taking on...

To disappearing into the ocean. most of these islands have been affected by erosion and the prediction is that by 2050, 80% of them could become uninhabitable. without coral reefs to protect them, the maldivian islands are in danger of being washed into the ocean. my first stop is fulhadhoo, an island only 6km long and just 250m wide. seeing this sandbag barrier on arrival, you start to understand the battle these islanders are facing. coral and coral reefs are what makes these islands but they ...

Thats severe. without the beach, the island has become yet more vulnerable to flooding. so, what do you do when you know your island is going to flood once a year? well, these islanders have got the sandbags out and theyve tried to make their own defence barrier. aminat houdar is someone whos lived here all her life and witnessed first—hand the effects erosion is having. this is dhiffushi school. you can see its right near the beach. but because of the erosion, its now flooding. and in fact, l...

Most of these islands have been affected by erosion and the prediction is that by 2050, 80% of them could become uninhabitable. without coral reefs to protect them, the maldivian islands are in danger of being washed into the ocean. my first stop is fulhadhoo, an island only 6km long and just 250m wide. seeing this sandbag barrier on arrival, you start to understand the battle these islanders are facing. coral and coral reefs are what makes these islands but they are facing huge challenges, so t...

Without the beach, the island has become yet more vulnerable to flooding. so, what do you do when you know your island is going to flood once a year? well, these islanders have got the sandbags out and theyve tried to make their own defence barrier. aminat houdar is someone whos lived here all her life and witnessed first—hand the effects erosion is having. this is dhiffushi school. you can see its right near the beach. but because of the erosion, its now flooding. and in fact, last year, the ...

Military exercises carried out by both countries. the exercises follow a deal announced earlier this year for us forces to use an increased number of bases in the philippines, including one near taiwan. laura bicker sent this report. life is fragile in this northern frontier of the philippines. impenetrable limestone cliffs and frequent storms can cut the island off for weeks. but people here face a new threat — caught between two superpowers trying to gain supremacy over these seas. cyrus is ...

Carolina forward Teuvo Teravainen sustained a broken left hand when slashed in the third period of the Hurricanes 4-3 overtime win against the New York Islande