For all the bad rap that climate change gets, sometimes it doesn’t hurt to look on the bright side of things. Tensions have been rising between Bangladesh and India for the last 30 years over who owns New Moore Island. But rising seas have made the island no more. Problem solved!

(Unless, like LOST fans, they’re not bothered by disappearing islands.)

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The Island from LOSTdklimke via Flickr