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Two young girls look out to the ocean from Funafuti. The tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is one of the few places in the world already experiencing the devastating effects of climate change and global warming. Due to the rising sea level, erosion, and extreme weather events, the island is shrinking and may eventually disappear beneath the Pacific Ocean.
Jocelyn Carlin/Panos Pictures /Felix Features 10 Jan 2009