Will Rising Seas Swamp Some Small Island States?

Small island nations meet in Mauritius from Jan. 10-14 for talks about threats including a creeping rise in sea levels blamed by most scientists on global warming.

The meeting is likely to be dominated by calls for early warning systems for natural disasters after Asia’s Dec. 26 tsunami that killed more than 150,000 people. It will separately look at a feared slow rise of ocean levels in a warmer world.