polynesian islands

Winnipeg Free Press - November 11, 2006

Lazing On the Lagoon

Travelling to Aitutaki last summer, I spent 11 days on this remote island that sits in the corner of a glistening lagoon, surrounded by a handful of smaller islands called "motus." For honeymooners and those ...

Alternatives Journal - Vol. 29 Nbr. 1, January 2003

Come hell or high water: rising sea levels and extreme flooding threaten to make the South Pacific's Tuvalu the first victim of global warming.

... The impacts of global warming on our islands are real, and are already threatening our very ...... To date, life remains relatively peaceful on Tuvalu's coral islands. Subsistence agriculture and fishing still form ...