View this post on Instagram This striking image by @sean_gallagher_photo was chosen as the winner of the 2019 Changing Environments Prize. Fallen trees lie on a beach as the waves from the Funafuti lagoon in lap around them. Land erosion has always been a problem for the country but problems are intensifying as sea levels rise. Rising seas are on the verge of submerging the tiny archipelago's islands completely under water. #climate #Tuvalu #erosion #sealevel #palm tree #lagoon #epoty #winner #photography A post shared by Environmental Photographer otY (@epoty) on Sep 23, 2019 at 5:30am PDT
This striking image by @sean_gallagher_photo was chosen as the winner of the 2019 Changing Environments Prize. Fallen trees lie on a beach as the waves from the Funafuti lagoon in lap around them. Land erosion has always been a problem for the country but problems are intensifying as sea levels rise. Rising seas are on the verge of submerging the tiny archipelago's islands completely under water. #climate #Tuvalu #erosion #sealevel #palm tree #lagoon #epoty #winner #photography
A post shared by Environmental Photographer otY (@epoty) on Sep 23, 2019 at 5:30am PDT