Paradise Island, Bahamas
The visualization above shows the prospects for Paradise Island, which lies just offshore from New Providence Island in the Bahamas. The popular tourist destination is home to more than 16,000 people. But it’s far from the only island location under serious threat.
The report shows that many small island nations are at risk of near-total land loss due to the climate crisis. Among them are the Maldives, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Cayman Islands, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Cocos Islands, and the Bahamas. At 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit of warming, each of these regions is at risk of 90% of their current populations’ homes being completely inundated. Even with a temperature rise of “just” 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit, more than 60% of residents are in danger.
