Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Climate-Change-Impacts-in-Vanuatu-27MZIFJJY41CH.htmlConceptually similarClimate Change Impacts in VanuatuGP0STQVKSCompleted★★★★Climate Change Impacts in VanuatuGP0STQVKUCompleted★★★★Jon Kortajarena in Takara VillageGP0STQVK7Completed★★★★Child on Beach near Takara VillageGP0STQVJQCompleted★★★★Child on Beach near Takara VillageGP0STQVK3Completed★★★★Climate Change Impacts in VanuatuGP0STQVK0Completed★★★★Jon Kortajarena in VanuatuGP0STQVKRCompleted★★★★Forest Scene in VanuatuGP0STQVL2Completed★★★★Jon Kortajarena in VanuatuGP0STQVKMCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQVKTClimate Change Impacts in VanuatuCoastline of Efate Island in Vanuatu. Climate change is already affecting this remote region of the planet. Vanuatu is an area that, because of its location, is exposed to all kinds of natural disasters that are aggravated by climate change. Vanuatu's temperature is increasing, the rainy season has decreased, the sea level has risen, and its waters have become acidified.In original language:Cambio Climatico en VanuatuLa República de Vanuatu (antiguas Nuevas Hébridas) es un archipiélago de 83 islas del océano Pacífico sur. Su capital es Port Vila. 65 de las 83 islas no están habitadas. En 2015 y 2016, Naciones Unidas ha clasificado a Vanuatu como el país con mayor riesgo del mundo frente a los desastres naturales. Su temperatura esta en aumento, el periodo de lluvias ha disminuido, ha subido el nivel del mar, se han acidificado sus aguas.En 2005 los habitantes del pueblo de Tegua, en la Isla de Torres se convirtieron en los primeros habitantes del planeta en ser desplazados por la subida del nivel del mar.Locations:Efate-Melanesia-VanuatuDate:7 May, 2017Credit:© Pedro Armestre / GreenpeaceMaximum size:6000px X 4000pxKeywords:Beaches-Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Climate change impacts-Coastlines-Day-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Palm treesShoot:Climate Change Impacts in VanuatuDuring an expedition to the Republic of Vanuatu in the South Pacific, Greenpeace documents the effects that climate change has already had on this remote region of the planet. Vanuatu is an area that, because of its location, is exposed to all kinds of natural disasters that are aggravated by climate change. In fact, during the team's stay, cyclone Donna, category 4 on a scale of 5, impacted the archipelago despite being out of the usual tropical cyclone season. According to experts, this type of extreme weather phenomena occurs more and more frequently and intensely as a result of climate change.The Republic of Vanuatu is an archipelago of 83 islands in the South Pacific Ocean. In 2015 and 2016, the United Nations ranked Vanuatu as the world's most at risk country in the face of natural disasters.Its temperature is increasing, the rainy season has decreased, the sea level has risen, and its waters have become acidified.
