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veryveryunpredictable
andthatsnottheonlychallengefacingtheseislands
butaresoexposedtowetandstoremyweather
thislowlyingwattreelandscapeisvulnerabletochangesinourclimate
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hopingforbigcommitmentsfromworldleaderstomitigatetheworstthatclimatechangemightbring
