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At-risk island nations push for climate change protections

The Mercury News · The Associated Press · last updated

When and if an island nation fully submerges due to rising seas, what happens to the nationalities of its citizens? This and other related questions are being considered by island nations advocating for changes to international law as climate change threatens their existence.

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