President Barack Obama pledged Tuesday to support small island nations threatened by climate change, saying that efforts to stem global warming cannot serve only the interests of the most powerful. After meeting six leaders from islands at risk from rising sea levels, Mr. Obama called for an ambitious and transparent climate agreement to help save these nations. “Their populations are among the most vulnerable to the ravages of climate change,” the president said. “Some of their nations could disappear entirely and as weather patterns change, we might deal with tens of millions of climate refugees in the Asia Pacific region.” Mr. Obama, who referred to his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia and proclaimed himself “an island boy,” said the voices of leaders from these island nations will be vital as climate negotiations continue during the next two weeks. Rising sea levels threaten some of the remote islands spread across […]