Climate Central: Along a pier in San Pedro, Calif., a small fishing community brings in their catch each day, the salty breeze mingling with the smell of fish. This, says Bauea Crosby, is the only place nearby that reminds her of home.
Crosby is a high school and community college teacher in nearby Concord. But for her, home is thousands of miles away in the small island nation of Kiribati, a place unknown to many of her students. The Republic of Kiribati, a tiny dot in the center of the Pacific Ocean, comprises...