My late friend Geoff K, taught there in the late 70s. He loved the place especially its people. I was gifted his beautifull shell necklaces from Tuvalu after his passing. All the best to Tuvalians.
@OddballAdventures2 ай бұрын
Tuvalu is a lovely atoll and is surprisingly easy to get to from Singapore as we have direct flights to Fiji. We stayed there for 4 days and it was amazing how you could see both sides of the country while you are riding on the road. The people were super friendly and you definitely need to visit their stamp shop too!
@zzizahacallar2 ай бұрын
So cool you got to visit
@OddballAdventures2 ай бұрын
@@zzizahacallar im sure its not that they are facing these levels of sea levels 24/7. It will eventually come down as well. Worth a visit before its gone for good!
@pelepesitelatukefu717026 күн бұрын
God is the only answer he's the only one who knows what is the best for Tuvalu I pray for you Tuvalu people
@youtubeprofile20702 ай бұрын
It's really sad and feels like a sci-fi episode rather than reality. I hope they find a good solution. 🙏
@whatienjoydoing.333020 күн бұрын
They find a solution? The solution have to be found by us because we are the ones messing the environment
@TheDoomWizard2 ай бұрын
We all are living on borrowed time.
@RegulareoldNorseBoy2 ай бұрын
Some more than others
@erikm83722 ай бұрын
Of course, but that’s easier said when you’re not living on a coral atoll… try saying "we’re all living on borrowed time" when you’re there. Some people may agree, such as the people who want to stay as long as possible, but the people who see what’s happening and are supportive of relocating probably wouldn’t want to hear that. Lol.
@Sam123QU292 ай бұрын
There is no borrowed time, only wrong choices.
@jovenserdenola1679Ай бұрын
That's true and truth, we live 70 to 90 if we have disciplined life. We are going for eternity and the big question is where are our souls going when that time comes? John 3:16-17, John 1:12, Romans 5:8 and Ephesians 2:8-9 Prayers and God bless all reading. 🙏♥️
@Ethereal2KАй бұрын
the clock ticks faster
@Michael-vw6rg2 ай бұрын
Wow tovalu you are in some tough time & no words to say to you except to say may god help you all at this dire time❤❤❤ love from the Cook Islands
@blueshirt262 ай бұрын
The scenery, the people, houses, the landscape and motorcycles reminds me a lot of the kampungs here in Malaysia. It astonishes me that despite the huge distance between us, we could still share a lot of similarities due to our common origin. I pray and hope that Tuvalu continues to exist in the future as an independent state.
@blueshirt262 ай бұрын
@@JamieFab both Malaysian and Tuvaluan are Austronesian, just because they're on a different side of an artificial line doesn't mean they're not related. Malaysia and Tuvalu live in almost similar lifestyle and their cultures and language are related.
@blueshirt262 ай бұрын
@@JamieFab this just shows you know nothing about Malay culture lol.
@blueshirt262 ай бұрын
@@JamieFab you go to any kampung in Malaysia you will see the people look and act similar to those in Tuvalu.
@blueshirt262 ай бұрын
@@JamieFab yeah like i said, you know nothing about Malay culture. You go to Ipoh and KL which is an urbanized area while you forgot that Malaysia is not just KL and Ipoh lol. Btw, Tuvaluans are not stocky burly islanders, they are as slim and skinny as the Malays are.
@krizpothon91912 ай бұрын
Sorry, Malaysians do not share “a lot of similarities”. Tuvaluan culture is heavily influenced by their unique landscape and seafaring + fishing lifestyle. Only some resemblance is with the Bajau people who are persecuted by Malaysian government.
@glendafield97972 ай бұрын
Hopefully you are all allowed to make your new homes in New Zealand ❤ The Tuvaluans i have met in New Zealand are so kind, community minded and hard working. ❤
@ryanlim87812 ай бұрын
I really hope Tuvalu stays on the map 😢 btw is it possible for Tuvalu to plant mangrove trees to help with the erosion I'm not an expert but this is sharing my 2 cents though
@pepijykyum2 ай бұрын
❤
@mrlee92132 ай бұрын
Yes also they can put the big rock around
@daniyalbbd52812 ай бұрын
Naah man it needs to go so that we can see as an experiment what happens in reality
@ramishrambarran39982 ай бұрын
It is actually a rising of the ocean's level that is causing the erosion. Planting mangroves will not stop the water from rising.
@kailawkamo15682 ай бұрын
It's less about erosion and more so about the sea level itself rising. Should the worst case scenario ever come around, the world's biggest polluters should be prepared to pay REPARATIONS because this is quite an injustice
@sarcasmo572 ай бұрын
We need to change our polluting ways.
@1964_AMU2 ай бұрын
Greetings to the Baha'ie Community of Tuvaly from the Baha'ies of Belgium ❤❤❤
@erikm83722 ай бұрын
Didn’t that Elder say they’re all Christians? And they believe because they’re Christian, Tuvalu will never be underwater? 🤔
@1964_AMU2 ай бұрын
@@erikm8372 They are not all Christians there.
@BobKiaАй бұрын
Im Tuvaluan and yes not all of us are Christians there even muslims here and Baha'i too but every where u go in Tuvalu Jesus Christ is Tuvalu God and savior even our national motto is "Tuvalu mo te Atua" which 2 meanings "Tuvalu for God" or "Tuvalu with God"
@1964_AMUАй бұрын
@@BobKia May your Church consort with peace and serenity together with all Tuvalian' communities.
@godsamazinggrace53312 ай бұрын
This whole wicked and wretched world is on borrowed time and shaky foundations!!
@erikm83722 ай бұрын
Thanks for that. Now I challenge you to fly to Tuvalu and say that to everyone you meet who wants to stay on the island. See how they feel. Then again, the man at 6:40 clearly says because they’re Christian, they believe Tuvalu will never succumb to the oceans. So I’m sure he’d love to hear your two cents on how we’re all on borrowed time, and they can just go ahead and forget about their problems with erosion. Yeah. Because people who don’t live on Tuvalu believe we’re all on borrowed time. That’s a given. You have to be ignorant not to know that. Don’t state the obvious. It just sounds somewhat dismissive to say the entire population of the planet is on borrowed time. It sounds like your trivializing their real issues with erosion and their HOMES. And I’m assuming everyone saying this is not living in a coral atoll…
@robertbaumann90852 ай бұрын
(Maybe this is crazy, and it's not a suggestion) - surely there are some islands somewhere that are functional but not in use that could become "New Tuvalu?" Maybe they just buy a string of neighboring private islands and have the UN recognize their relocation? Maybe Australia has a few empty islands? They might end up with an even bigger country.
@Technichian4622 ай бұрын
What is the current elevation of Tuvalu? Many years ago I seem to remember it was about 2 feet at the highest. What is it now?
@Islandlife1Ай бұрын
Hi prayers 🙏 for the pacific may God bless you guys I'm from Cape Town South Africa 🇿🇦 and I have Kiribati 🇰🇮 Heritage
@brunobastos55332 ай бұрын
The Polynesian island nation of Tuvalu has long been marked as a prime candidate to get swallowed up by the ocean as sea levels rise, but new research shows the land mass of the nation is actually expanding.
@daninaiduАй бұрын
Can you please share this research?
@erikm83722 ай бұрын
To everyone with the brilliant and "thoughtful" comments saying how we’re ALL ON BORROWED TIME… just.. don’t.. it’s like, thanks for your unaware, uninvolved, no-connection-to-Tuvalu two cents. Not. Now, I challenge you to fly to Tuvalu and say that to everyone you meet who wants to stay on the island. "You know, we’re all on borrowed time…" See how they feel. See if they truly believe EVERYONE of us is on borrowed time. Metaphors or figurative speech aren’t going to be helpful in this situation, I’m so sorry to tell you. 🙄 Then again, the man at 6:40 clearly says because they’re Christian, they believe Tuvalu will never succumb to the oceans. I’m sure he’d love to hear your two cents on how we’re all on borrowed time, and they can just go ahead and forget about their problems with erosion. Yeah. Because people who don’t live on Tuvalu believe we’re all on borrowed time. That’s a given. You have to be ignorant not to know that. Don’t state the obvious. It just sounds somewhat dismissive to say the entire population of the planet is on borrowed time. It sounds like you’re trivializing their very real issues with erosion, and their HOMES. And I’m assuming that everyone saying we are on borrowed time is NOT living on a coral atoll…
@ronaldfrancovegaii5248Ай бұрын
Perhaps they could begin planting mangroves around the island. Biodegradable materials, such as leaves and bark, could then be deposited on the beach, as the newly planted mangroves will protect this area.
@kirankirru-j5h2 ай бұрын
3:22 that dog thinking and in sad condition what is the future
@puffinjuice2 ай бұрын
I just watched a video on venice. Can Tuvalu raise their island, or is this not possible because of its distance fron the mainland and the roughness of the ocean?
@jacquelinemcgowan81642 ай бұрын
Please Lord Jesus honour and protect these beautiful people and their land amen ❤❤❤❤❤
@onelov32882 ай бұрын
I wonder how is the Drinking water in tuvalo
@ejariza98392 ай бұрын
if i had the chance to visit kiribati and tuvalo i would take that opportunity ,3
@ivansimundic9235Ай бұрын
What is needed is a benevolent arrangement of technologically capable states that could strengthen the coastline and raise it above the harmful effects of tides and rising sea levels. The country that traditionally knows this is the Netherlands. The country that creates artificial islands is China. With the wholehearted help of the world community, think in that direction. May the almighty God help you all and Tuvalu! ❤❤❤
@markanthony3275Ай бұрын
If the sea level is rising in Tuvalu it must also rise in costal cities in the U.S. and Canada...except it isn't rising in those countries , so something else is at play here, erosion and sinking of the substrates on which the island was built.
@KDCTalks2 ай бұрын
3:20 The dog knows the future is bleak. So sad 😢
@Low_fee.6937Ай бұрын
He's thinking about that austrailian visa
@ArabicReja9732 ай бұрын
As of 2022, China 🇨🇳 was by far the world's largest *coal* consumer with 55% of energy use, an increase of 2% of the total energy from the year before. So China is accelerating the use of coal despite it having signed the Paris agreement.
@haha-sq3es2 ай бұрын
Americans, who account for 5% of the world's population, use 30% of the world's resources and energy.
@haha-sq3es2 ай бұрын
China is the world's factory, and the goods it produces are supplied to people all over the world. Americans consume 30% of the world's energy, and they basically use it themselves. They drive large-displacement cars and use dryers to dry clothes in every household. Instead of drying clothes, a lot of energy is wasted
@rickfrombohemia95502 ай бұрын
Yeah because Western democrats and ecologists want their cheap goods made by slaves quickly.
@kb98262 ай бұрын
Don't trust the Chinese government for ANYTHING they say. Stop using Tik Tok, buying from Temu, Shien, and never buy any electronic device or security cameras or install Chinese software on your devices.
@derekbuck23692 ай бұрын
Liberal governments will not hold China accountable, citizens of the world will still purchase Chinese made products and China won't care how much they polute. If China can't/won't be held to account everything else won't matter
@Glenn-n1d2 ай бұрын
Is land reclamation an option?..
@derryntumorang54852 ай бұрын
Their faces are very similar to Eastern Indonesia, especially NTT
@migspedition2 ай бұрын
Polynesians and Micronesians started out from Eastern Indonesia
@141Travish2 ай бұрын
Sadly, most pacific nations hate Indonesia, and even Asia.
@nathanjohnston89252 ай бұрын
Will the world look on... Yes, because fixing the issue would cost money.
@SeemeMallickАй бұрын
How about a hydroponic farm on the raft, using renewable energy
@Bunny-t5lАй бұрын
Live in the moment that’s all there is to be
@1changi2 ай бұрын
"I am connected to the sky, the sea and the land" .... A Tuvalu islander.
@MyKharli2 ай бұрын
2:14 ..will the world look on ... duh yeah the world literally looks on as the poorest people are blown to bits so wet feet wont get a mention .
@Kymcook732 ай бұрын
Very peaceful looking place. ❤
@Tarzy-ST2 ай бұрын
it would be best if they build concrete bridges five meters high across the entire island and build houses on top.
@cocacolalada5 күн бұрын
They don’t really have money for that
@joshabella9763Ай бұрын
So sad and tragic that because of human greediness innocents have to suffer.
@sunillazar4997Ай бұрын
SAVE YOURSELVES, AND SAVE THE ANIMALS TOO, WHO HAVE BEEN PART OF YOUR LIVES. PLEASE DO SO WHILE THERE'S STILL TIME.
@thefireman67382 ай бұрын
I got tuvalu family in samoa
@iosefowaqanaceva5975Ай бұрын
Don't worry they have bought a empty island in Fiji...most of them live there today...#Kioa
@dennistregellis91622 ай бұрын
How does the tide rise higher in only that area and not others?
@jen_sen85082 ай бұрын
the moon
@natraj_j2 ай бұрын
Under other circumstances, Tuvalu would have been a great place to live in.
@CarlosGarcia-ro2xf2 ай бұрын
mangroves
@MrGaborseres2 ай бұрын
Change is inevitable......desperately sad at times........but everything changes......
@theglobalwanderer67202 ай бұрын
What is their source of income, economic development? Tourism is also not that feasible 😢
@derekbuck23692 ай бұрын
Before the "civilized" world showed up, the people lived on the land, fished the ocean and ate the native plants and fruits of the land. All that without government, taxes, income or tourism
@iantheianthe8462 ай бұрын
MAYBE IN THE NEXT 50 YEARS, IMAGINE BEING BORN IN A PLACE THAT NO LONGER EXIST ON THE PLANET EARTH
@AlexM-t6hАй бұрын
The world doesn't care. Greedy politicians and international corporations don't care.
@puffinjuice2 ай бұрын
Its surprising that they have a landing strip on the island. Since the island is so small I would have used that space for something else and told everyone to take a sea plane.
@baulohdd14012 ай бұрын
I only knew them for the .tv domain. Did not know about this
@TrevenantNightsАй бұрын
Tu-Tuvalow? PERIODT!!! TUVELOW!!!!!
@lionsnakehunterАй бұрын
Love the silly cc reminda😊😂😂😂❤
@williamelewis4642 ай бұрын
It was all on the ocean floor, it will return there shortly, to become the ringed reef it was supposed to be 18ft below sea level
@markanthony3275Ай бұрын
Exactly! If sea levels were rising they would be rising and threatening every costal city but that isn't the case. Tuvalu is being eroded and is sinking.
@MikeF932 ай бұрын
This sucks but it's not my problem the world leaders should do more to fix this, Lucky i wont experience the worst in my lifetime.
@JonSmith-zl5wc2 ай бұрын
Wow😮 watching from Columbus Ohio and at work interested
@danielstann9362 ай бұрын
plant mangroves
@maryjackson98162 ай бұрын
Beautiful country. We need change not denial!!!
@Kevin-vm6yy2 ай бұрын
The commonwealth should help out itself since many of them are small nations and have Australia and the UK are the big kids in the party. Perhaps they can even get other rich nations to help relocate these people. Since we're all to blame for this anyways.
@ivermektin68744 күн бұрын
Geological time is now
@mariomovillon16132 ай бұрын
Sad and unfortunate reality for the global impact of climate change. It's time for all the world to take more tangible collective actions to combat further deterioration of our environment before it's too late.
@markanthony3275Ай бұрын
The sea levels are not rising, the island nation is sinking.
@iosefowaqanaceva5975Ай бұрын
People look up 👉 Kioa Island Fiji...the first settlers🎉
@abdulazizkilai7285Ай бұрын
Tuvalu people should be moved.this is disaster in waiting😢
@jimgraham9450Ай бұрын
I have never heard of Tuvalu before. But with it being that long, narrow strip of land simple wave action moves soil from one place to another. Everything changes, whether there are humans or not. Different islands will disappear and the soil will be moved somewhere else. It looks like a wonderful place to live as long as it is there.
@codelessunlimited77012 ай бұрын
The island is the size of Elon Musk's kitchen.
@andreas3858a2 ай бұрын
If people stop living in the tiny island and/or even lagoon, that would be nice. Even there is no climate changes, that's still bad idea to live there, let alone have a country.
@robertcampbell65212 ай бұрын
Coastal land is and has always been unstable and prone to erosion but of course its easier to blame climate change.
@erikm83722 ай бұрын
Well… regardless of the cause of the climate change, isn’t erosion itself a form of climate or environment change? 🤔 I mean, you said yourself, coastal land is and always has been unstable and prone to erosion… I agree. So I don’t think there is any one finger to point the blame with. Some of it is undoubtedly naturally occurring changes, but a lot of things are likely to be exacerbated by the overpopulated planet and mismanaged resources and waste. As in, these may not be the root causes of climate change, I don’t know, but those things surely won’t add anything good to an already existing, natural issue.
@seantitus27692 ай бұрын
The King of Tuvalu has never even been there, has he?
@sassa822 ай бұрын
Even if carbon emissions are reduced the warming will contiue and these islands will be under water.
@cyrushomes7512Ай бұрын
I have heard a golden retriever is in charge of homeland security bureau of this 34 feet wide country.
@jtboy8882 ай бұрын
So whats the colonizer British been doing for Tuvalu?
@migspedition2 ай бұрын
The U-K is now use-less
@SuperDarknyt262 ай бұрын
reclamation is the solution
@jakeschmell2 ай бұрын
2 words. Concrete tetrapods.
@jimthain87772 ай бұрын
That won't work. There's going to be meters of sea level rise. The only way I can see for people to stay there, is if you raise the places people live far above the current sea level. That's a serious construction project. At the moment it would mean building islands in the air. I'm sure this sounds crazy, but it is the only solution I can think of to deal with multiple meters of sea level rise. You have to plan for it and build to where you think the sea will be at its highest point. This is NOT an easy solution, but I think it is the only way people will be able to stay there, as opposed to moving somewhere else. The only other option I can think of is finding an island/islands that are high above the current seas, and currently uninhabitable for the people to move to. This comes with the challenge of making such islands habitable. Whatever they decide to do, I wish the Tuvaluan people the best of luck, it would be a shame to lose their languages, and culture.
@rockhard93692 ай бұрын
@@jimthain8777 Japan can do it, they build airport island.
@kennethloki70112 ай бұрын
@rockhard9369 that island isn't expected to last within the next 20 years.
@rockhard93692 ай бұрын
@@kennethloki7011 That why we must throw a lot of rocks and concrete down there and start building higher. Let go, they won't have island to call home in 20 years.
@bernarditasietereales45002 ай бұрын
tuvalu is getting smaller and smaller...😮 so sad
@prakasamkannadi76162 ай бұрын
I have seen such a place in cartoons . My God! really there is one such place on Earth. Easy fishing may be keeping the people stick to that place. I can imagine how discomfert it is due to noise of breaking waves. What about water, and toilet. May be the place is suitable for scientific observation , certainly not for permanent living. Compare it with Arctic, Antarctic desolate regions. Strong trees cannot grow, no grasing animals. Lighthouse, experimental antennas and such things can be put there with escape mechanisms in case of disaster.
@weeradakampong2 ай бұрын
I don't want foundation, please, thank you 🎉
@MultiDivebomber2 ай бұрын
Singapore will face it too
@markanthony3275Ай бұрын
That it hasn't, tells you that rising sea levels due to "climate change" due to fossil fuels usage, is nonsense.
@yogeshthopula2 ай бұрын
❤
@kobrapromotions2 ай бұрын
like four proper cargo ships of rock, coral bedding and sand would fix this, problem solved. Land reclamations a thing. Or dredge up soil from the deep.
@jen_sen85082 ай бұрын
They too broke for that
@markanthony3275Ай бұрын
No I don't thinks so. Coral maybe but not rock because rock is heavy and will cause Tulalu to sink even faster than it's sinking right now. No the ocean is not rising, Tuvalu is sinking.
@bluestar22532 ай бұрын
Tuvalu should use modern technology such as dredging to build up those islands. Just look at how China built their military bases in the South China Sea.
@aishahaja52612 ай бұрын
It is really sad. The people who are suffering from climate change are the biggest victims, causing the least damage. And the worst criminals of climate change are living life scot-free without consequences.
@MSDGroup-ez6zk2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the US petrodollar that makes the world has experience global warming and plastics disaster.
@ninersnation32982 ай бұрын
call the chinese to re-enforce the islands...call the usa, they will ask you if you want to buy more tanks.
@Wijnfles2 ай бұрын
our countries can barely take care of themselves.. Yes we'll watch how they vanish as we watch every other climate sign on this planet go south and barely react to it or react way to late because of MONEY . Thats how the cookie crumbles and yes its damn sad but hey... its how it goes for.. well forever now.
@danielstann9362 ай бұрын
they need go band together and ho out in low tide to gather stuff to replenish the surroundings
@loveserenity3230Ай бұрын
I feel bad for them, I can only imagine losing tour homeland. But its really inevitable and can't be helped. Mother Nature will have her way.
@erikm83722 ай бұрын
6:40 I’m so confused. With all due respect, Elder Kalisi fears "the erosion of values, languages and customs", yet he’s saying how they’re all Christians-a European-imported, forced-conversion "custom"? 🤔 What customs? Just their lifestyle on the island, I guess. But if that’s the case, that they’re all super Christian, then relocating shouldn’t be a problem as there are Christian churches and communities EVERYWHERE… lol. Then the narrator says how Kalisi can see the "impacts of climate change everywhere", but that-because they’re Christians-it is their "belief" that Tuvalu will "never be underwater." So, help me understand this-does the Bible specifically mention Tuvalu as never going underwater? 🤔 Even if it did, what does being a Christian have to do with an atoll supposedly never being taken over by the ocean? When you’re one day living in the ocean, waist-deep with the dolphins, sharks and fish and everything else, and no dry land, then what?
@STARSFashionArtLove2 ай бұрын
Give them a new island of their own to bring their culture to & they better not be ignorant your grand kids can't live in the ocean💖🌍
@derekbuck23692 ай бұрын
Have you seen waterworld
@DAISY480-f8d2 ай бұрын
CNA start to concern about sinking country, probably. It will happen to SG? Who knows ...
@mrtlove41119 күн бұрын
🎉❤
@thefireman67382 ай бұрын
I see perseiner boats
@rickyboy19479 күн бұрын
I don't believe it for a second. Its just a money grab.
@JervsMasilungan2 ай бұрын
Tough luck
@Blue-gs5ggАй бұрын
U wanna live in paradise , u must pay the price of it
@DanielSilva-jj2lz2 ай бұрын
Singapore is able to claim sites up to 20 meters deep, Tuvalu is claiming an average of a maximum of 7 meters. There are two types of people: those who try to solve problems and those who try to win donations.
@grownfolksperspective29882 ай бұрын
This is really a shame! I don't see the world stopping carbon emissions! You cannot put the genie back in the bottle. It may be unbelievable, but I think the fate of the country is inevitable!
@markanthony3275Ай бұрын
Zero Carbon equals Zero forests. CO2 is not the world's enemy , it is the world's friend because it feeds our forests and vegetation.
@LarryMendaros2 ай бұрын
This country needs the helps of china.. china could make multiple man-made islands in two years..all they have to do is allow china to do wat they did in West Philippine Sea like pounding corals in near areas destroying to make it suckable by thier dredging machine..in no time u'll have a new livable islands.. this more justified for local people to live comfortably.. unlike china done to grab teritories.. like claiming the whole sea
@gilberttello082 ай бұрын
👌👌
@lonenomad8583Ай бұрын
BS the islands are GROWING not sinking
@yogasetiaone2 ай бұрын
Tuvalu karma 😂
@Fguich4591Ай бұрын
i think that tuvaluans should move because there are other countries better than this
@siddd882 ай бұрын
The narratives. Even dubai can create new whole world islands And the palm. How come this tiny island country - simmilar to Singapore story - cannot even creat an ocean barriers system. There are a lot of system/methods to be implemented.
@RegulareoldNorseBoy2 ай бұрын
Money...
@kennethloki70112 ай бұрын
You're free to donate the millions of dollars it would cost. I'm sure they would thank you.
@dorothyambuk76552 ай бұрын
Give them money
@siddd882 ай бұрын
Singapore have it a lot and very concern abt same category microstate nation. They should understand better abt their friends.
@haha-sq3es2 ай бұрын
The per capita oil consumption in the United States is 12 times that of India! The total consumption of a population of 300 million is more than twice that of India’s 1.4 billion population
@rickfrombohemia95502 ай бұрын
Do you remember what Obama said? Yes we can, lol.
@migspedition2 ай бұрын
@@rickfrombohemia9550 Americans like their cars and driving to work from the burbs
@Alpressure2 ай бұрын
Not related to the video
@greentraveler41142 ай бұрын
So sad that they lost their own languages culture and unique identity due to English invasion which funded and backed by American authorities.
@KangMehmet2 ай бұрын
Ini negara yang selalu bikin ulah yang selalu mendorong Papua lepas dari Indonesia.