About 300 families on Gardi Sugdub island near Panama face evacuation due to rising sea levels, making them one of 63 communities expected to relocate. Despite an eight-minute boat ride to the mainland, some residents are reluctant to leave their 200-year-old island home. Panama's housing ministry allows residents to stay until it's unsafe, while those relocating will move to concrete houses on the mainland. Climate change, causing warmer oceans and stronger storms, erodes the island, prompting the relocation effort estimated to cost over $1.2 billion.

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