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Rising tides: French Polynesian atoll threatened by climate change

Located in the Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia is made up of over 100 islands, some of which are comprised of ring-shaped coral reefs called atolls. These are particularly susceptible to climate change.

Floating cities, no longer science fiction, begin to take shape
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Floating cities, no longer science fiction, begin to take shape

At times, the story of the seasteading movement seems to lapse into self-parody, but there are now companies, academics, architects and even a government working together on a prototype by 2020.
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