Colombia's Caribbean jewel slowly sinking as sea waters rise

Cartagena, Colombia (AFP) Mar 13, 2024

A skeleton lies exposed to the elements as turquoise Caribbean waters lap the shores near a shattered tomb - a grisly reminder that the Colombian city of Cartagena is slowly being swallowed by the sea. With low-lying communities worldwide on the front lines of the climate crisis fight, Cartagena is conspicuously vulnerable. On Tierra Bomba, a small island in the bay of Cartagena, the