Kiribati. The low-lying islands of Kiribati, just a few feet above sea level, are on the front lines of climate change. Globally, sea levels have risen eight to 10 inches since 1880, but several studies show that trend accelerating.f carbon emissions continue unchecked, a recent survey of experts concluded, sea levels may rise about three feet by 2100. That could inundate most of Kiribati by the end of the century, and the islands, home to some 100,000 people, are already feeling the impact.
The term Hessians refers to the approximately 30,000 German troops hired by the British to help fight during the American Revolution. They were principally drawn from the German state of Hesse-Cassel, although soldiers from other German states also saw action in America.
The largest contingent came from the state of Hesse, which supplied about 40% of the German troops who fought for the British. The large number of troops from Hesse-Kassel led to the use of the term Hessians to refer to all German troops fighting on the British side, a form of synecdoche. The others were rented from other small German states. Patriots presented the soldiers as foreign mercenaries with no stake in America.