As the climate crisis forces migration, so native tongues wither, too. But it’s not too late to intervene Rising sea levels already pose an existential
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Small island countries press for guarantees as rising sea levels risk leaving their citizens stateless Facing extinction, Tuvalu tries to create digital ‘twin’ to survive
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Residents seek respite from the heat as temperatures above 40C (104F) have been recorded for a third consecutive day in Beijing for the first time
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The remarkable haenyeo on Geoje Island believed their traditions were dying out. But then came the new recruits – refugees from the cities’ exhausting rat
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