Look Through: Living on a sinking island
The sea level in the Philippines is rising three times faster than the global average according to a study done by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.
In the second episode of Look Through’s climate change series, INQUIRER.net’s Neil Mercado visits an island in Bohol that is feared to be being slowly swallowed by the sea. The clock is ticking. Until when can the people still call it home?
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