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When the land sinks: the fight of the Halliglüüd against the rising sea (World 2020, by Joël Hunn) - Swiss Press Award

Frerk Johannsen vermietet Ferienwohnungen auf der Honkenswarf auf Langeness.
Frerk Johannsen vermietet Ferienwohnungen auf der Honkenswarf auf Langeness.
Photo / World
2020

When the land sinks: the fight of the Halliglüüd against the rising sea

Joël Hunn

On the Halligen islands in the North German Wadden Sea, residents are exposed to the forces of nature. It's an isolated, harsh life, with the constant fear of losing one's home. Climate change is causing sea levels to rise, and storm surges are taking over land.

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Photo / World
2020

Joël Hunn

On the Halligen islands in the North German Wadden Sea, residents are exposed to the forces of nature. It's an isolated, harsh life, with the constant fear of losing one's home. Climate change is causing sea levels to rise, and storm surges are taking over land.

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