An aerial photo of Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands, showing land that has slipped below the water line. The country faces almost two feet of sea-level rise by the end of the century.

The Micronesian Islands Forum cranks up with officials meetings Monday and Tuesday this week in Majuro, with the official opening for top leadership on Wednesday.

SYDNEY, October 29, 2021 – Rising sea levels in the atoll nation of Marshall Islands are projected to endanger 40 percent of existing buildings in the capital, Majuro, with 96 percent of the city at ...