This story appears in the November 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. It was the time called itingaaro, the dawn twilight, when the island was just waking up and the roosters were vying ...
In February 2015, as part of a lottery system, she was one of 75 Kiribati citizens awarded a ... by the knowledge that one day her country and culture will disappear due to rising sea levels ...
Miss Kiribati has been a vocal advocate for climate change, representing her country at the 29th Conference of the Parties ...
So who chants ‘10..9..8…’ first – and who rings in the new year last? Kiribati, part of the Line Islands in the central Pacific Ocean, is the first country to reel in the new year.