Pacific nations press for action at pre-COP summit

The UN "pre-COP" climate gathering has begun in the Fijian city of Nadi, where Pacific leaders are seeking to draw the world's attention to life on the frontline of climate change. The South Pacific is among the most vulnerable regions in the world to global warming, from rising sea levels endangering homes to increasing temperatures causing coral bleaching. This week's talks in Nadi and on the atoll nation of Tuvalu are a precursor to the larger UN-sponsored global climate summit COP31, which w