Environment

On the cluster of Pacific islands that make up Micronesia, global warming is no distant threat, with sea levels up four inches over the past fifteen years.

For some, gold conjures images of a wedding band. For others, like this community in Ghana, it means cyanide contamination in a vital local river.

On one small Pacific island, homemade concrete walls are the most affordable tool for fending off the threat of rising waters due to global warming.

On the remote islands of Micronesia, the devastation of climate change is arriving at the same time as washing machines, freezers and photocopiers.