Ticking clock: five metres away from disappearing.
Located in the South Pacific Ocean, this tropical haven looks picture perfect, but could disappear from view before the century is out. Rising sea levels and water temperatures are threatening the coral reefs and shorelines. Just four metres above sea level at its highest point, the odds are against this beauty spot surviving beyond 2100.
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