FEATURE: Climate change deepening Marshall Islands' nuclear contamination fears

Rising sea levels are amplifying long-standing concerns about nuclear contamination in the Marshall Islands, prompting renewed appeals from local leaders for major emitting nations to do their part to address climate change.The small independent Pacific state, consisting of 29 low-lying atolls and more than 1,000 islands, is among the most vulnerable countries in the world to rising seas.Scientists predict that by 2100, sea levels could rise by about 2 meters, bringing longer periods of flooding and accelerating the erosion already reshaping the coastline.The archipelago was the site of ext…READ FULL ARTICLE