Tiny island states seek help from rising Pacific (Reuters)

NADI, Fiji (Reuters) - As the rising Pacific Ocean laps at their doorsteps, tiny Tuvalu and Kiribati fear becoming environmental refugees and said major greenhouse gas emitters Australia and the United States have a moral obligation to help. Aid and scientific groups have warned that millions in the Asia-Pacific region may be made homeless by sea level rises of up to 50 cm (19.7 inches) by 2070. But Tuvalu, a speck of nine islands with 10,000 inhabitants, says their predicament is even more urgent ...