Tuvalu fights to keep maritime boundaries as sea levels rise | The World

Pacific Island nations have used the United Nations General Assembly to urge international action to combat rising sea levels. NASA scientists project that by 2050, daily tides will submerge half of Tuvalu's main atoll of Funafuti. Tuvalu's politicians are turning attention to maintaining its maritime boundaries. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on X (Twitter):   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia #ABCTheWorld #ABCAsiaPacific