This Country Will Be Underwater, 600,000 people Will Leave
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The Maldives is both a nation and an archipelago. It is literally sinking into the ocean. In the middle of the Pacific, some residents are moving to Australia. Its highest point is only 8 feet above water. In a few decades, it will be gone.
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