‘All we can do now is run away’: is time up for the sinking Colombian islands of San Bernardo?

Islanders on this archipelago live only 2 metres above sea level, while authorities fail to take action as climate change brings oblivion closer each year

People on the tiny Colombian island of Santa Cruz del Islote are used to having their sleep disrupted by the gentle lap of waves. But what might sound relaxing and blissful can actually be unnatural and menacing.

Rising from bed, islanders feel a splash as their feet touch the floor, and know that their homes have once again been flooded. Continue reading...


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