Ocean warming, sea-level rise and coastal flooding
Fiji
Sea level rise. Reports from local inhabitants at 16 sites indicate that the island's average shoreline has been receding half a foot per year over at least the past 90 years.
Reference: Nunn, P. 1997. Keimami sa vakila na liga ni Kalou (Feeling the hand of God): Human and nonhuman impacts on Pacific Island environments. School of Social and Economic Development, The University of South Pacific, Suva, Fiji.
