Pacific island leaders highlight climate threats at UN General Assembly

Pacific island leaders highlighted climate threats at the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday. Tuvalu's Prime Minister Feleti Teo said sea-level rise is "not a future threat" but a "present reality" for his nation. "Climate change is and remains the single greatest existential threat to Tuvalu's survival, security, and sustainable development," he added, noting that a coastal adaptation project has reclaimed 15.3 hectares (38 acres) of elevated land on the capital...