Facing climate-change annihilation, Island nation goes solar

A tiny island nation in the Pacific Ocean – that could be wiped off the map because of global warming – is seeking to to set an example for the world by shedding its dependency on oil and becoming powered entirely by renewable energy sources.

Tuvalu has experienced major flooding of crops and roads as the tides grow higher each year. And scientists predict a large sea level rise this century of anywhere from a half a metre to two metres, says Dale Marshall of the David Suzuki Foundation.

If that happens, the ocean could swallow Tuvalu within 50 years and force the evacuation of the entire population of nearly 12,000 people.

“These islands are going to be wiped out,” said Marshall. “Some of these islands, the highest point is a metre.”

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