In Tonga, a volcano-triggered tsunami underscores islands' acute climate risk
By Kanupriya Kapoor and Gloria Dickie
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By Kanupriya Kapoor and Gloria Dickie
By increasing temperatures and driving up sea levels, climate change will likely worsen disasters wrought by tsunamis, storm surges and heat waves, experts say.
As sea levels continue to rise in coming decades, tsunamis and storm surges will likely be reaching further inland with even more risk of damage
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - For the South Pacific island nation of Tonga, the tsunami unleashed by Saturday's volcanic eruption laid bare some of the ways that climate change is threatening the islands' very existence.
By Kanupriya Kapoor and Gloria Dickie SINGAPORE (Reuters) - For the South Pacific island nation of Tonga, the tsunami unleashed by Saturday's volcanic...