🏝️ For Pacific islanders, sea-level rise isn’t distant—it’s at their doorstep. 📈 Sea-level rise in the Pacific exceeds the global average—an urgent threat for island nations where more than half the population lives within 500 meters of the coast. 🗣️But adaptation isn’t just about infrastructure. On Fiji’s Serua Island, deep ancestral ties to the land mean that relocation isn’t a simple solution. It carries profound cultural and spiritual implications. 🌐 At WMO, we know that building climate

Why is sea-level rising?🌊 Meltwater from land ice and ocean thermal expansion are the largest drivers of global mean sea-level rise. Explore them with us to understand how much they contribute to rising sea-levels on our planet. 📹@europeanspaceagency 📷 Pexels 🎞️ EU Copernicus Marine Service/ @cnes_france /LEGOS/CLS, 1993-2024, processed by esa | ESA - European Space Agency