04 August 2017 11:52:03 IST

Climate change is creating an entirely new kind of refugee

Rising water levels is a very real threat

Everyone's heard of war refugees but soon, we'll have refugees of another kind: those affected by climate change. While US President Donald Trump continues to deny the dangers of climate change, islands and coastal areas around the globe face an increasing threat from rising water levels.

This article in Vice talks about how by 2050, the 50,000 people currently living in the San Blas Islands will be displaced. Click to read more.