British newspaper the Guardian has an online photo exhibition of the popular tropical island getaway of the Maldives.But these photos highlight the vulnerability the islands have to climate change and global warming. Erosion (picture left of a house on Maduvvari island, Raa Atoll), coral bleaching, tsunamis, and rising ocean height all affect these low-lying islands located southwest of India.
See the full slide show: Vulnerable: An exhibition on the fragile state of the Maldives
Photo by Saffah Faroog / Bluepeace
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