Sinking Islands

The low-lying Pacific nation of Kiribati could be the first country to disappear because of climate change. Rising sea levels due to climate change have already claimed two of the islands with the rest threatened. The President has recently revealed a new idea – to raise up the islands using rocks from the seabed, an ambitious plan that will take time. In this short activity, students plot a line graph by calculating uncertainties to find out just how long Kiribati has left. 

Activity contents 

• Teachers guide
• PDF file

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