在富纳富提岛的漫长历史上，这里旱涝灾害交替发生，一直没有间断。这里的居民不断地从一个地方迁移到另一个地方，他们似乎把岛上两种反复出现的“等待和暂停”置诸脑后。几年来，图瓦卢群岛的富纳富提岛出现了一种奇特的自然现象：由于不自然的海水过热，海水从地下冒出来，淹没了陆地的孔隙，给岛上的生命带来了生命危险。

In a long sequence through Funafuti island, the state of drought and flooding alternate fluidly, and without interruption. The places and the actions of their inhabitants, in the constant and smooth movement from one state to another, set-aside the two recurring situations of the island: the waiting and the suspension. Since some years, Funafuti, in the Tuvalu archipelago, is the scene of a unique phenomenon: due to the unnatural overheating of the sea, salt water rises from the ground, flows through the pores of the land and floods it, putting the future of life at risk on the island.