Thousands Apply To Relocate As Island Nation Of Tuvalu Races Against Rising Seas

weather ^ | 07/24/2025 | Jenn Jordan

[Salvavida]

Australia will thin out the herd.

[higgmeister]

This whole story is a farce.

In the heart of the Pacific Ocean, Tuvalu faces a growing crisis: the scarcity of fresh water. This small island nation, already grappling with the devastating effects of climate change, now contends with a dwindling supply of potable water that endangers public health, food security, and the overall well-being of its people.

There is no aquifer in these islets.

And then this:

The soils of Tuvalu's islands are usually shallow, porous, alkaline, coarse-textured, with carbonate mineralogy and high pH values of up to 8.2 to 8.9.[5] The soils are usually deficient in most of the important nutrients needed for plant growth (e.g., nitrogen, potassium and micronutrients such as iron, manganese, copper and zinc), so garden beds need to be enhanced with mulch and fertiliser to increase their fertility.[5] The Tuvalu islands have a total land area of only about 26 km2, less than 10 sq mi (30 km2).

[fwdude]

Seems like we are ignorant about geology.

Willfully.

[plain talk]

The climate changes and sea levels rise and fall. The Earth has been a’changing for a long time and will continue to do so. We have to deal with it.

[Mouton]

Quick, find king Canute.

[Sicon]

Seems like a good real estate buying opportunity.

[gundog]

The forecast is not believable.

Not atoll.

[HChampagne]

Water level is not rising. Perhaps the island is sinking.

[coloradan]

I read an article 20 years ago that talked about this. They’re mining sand and gravel from the beaches, and lo and behold, it looks like the sea is advancing on the sinking island! First, if Tuvalu were sinking, all nearby islands would also be equally sinking, because they’re all in the same ocean. Second, it’s wrong to attribute to climate change, or to sea level rise, what is actually being caused by mining activities. But of course this won’t stop the activists and the alarmists from doing exactly this.

(All this was in the article.)

[Thommas]

Thousands of Tuvaluans have applied for a new visa program that allows them to relocate to Australia so as to
avoid crushing poverty and lack of economic opportunity.

It would appear that inhabiting this awful island complex was a serious miscalculation. Now the aborigines have an excuse,
acceptable to the Australian government, to flee to a land of welfare and stable habitation, free from the frequent storm
surges, typhoons, and small tsunamis.

[bort]

It’s called “erosion.”

[Whatever Works]

Fortunately, as Hawaii’s islands erode back into the sea (hardly climate change), new ones pop up. Aloha!

[pingman]

Highest point in the country is only 15 ft above sea level.

[Racketeer]

Islands shall become mountains and mountains shall become islands.

Holy Bible

[philled]

The Tuvalaly Hip!

[bdfromlv]

in 1950 there were 4700 people on the island to use available resources now there is 11,700 stop screwing around and blaming others for the lack of water or go the way of easter islanders. natural selection

[rktman]

Surfs up!

[butlerweave]

Australia’s welfare system is what they want

[Disambiguator]

Sea level rise is not really a thing. Why are all these oligarch-types buying sea-front property? If sea-level rise was really a concern, they wouldn’t be doing that.

On the other hand, a tsunami could easily wipe out the whole place in one fell swoop.

[left that other site]

I hear Bikini Atoll is fairly unpopulated and has plenty of room . 🤔