waterborne illnesses are one of the top three conditions treated at ebeye's hospital.hen we journeyed to one of the more remote marshall islands-- arno, home to just 1,500 people- - we saw a health worker educating children and adults about the risks of contaminated water and how to clean and test water to make sure it's safe. still, after the lecture we met tarjadik arwan, who was drawing fresh water from one of the few wells still producing. she says children in the village have contracted pink eye, diarrhea, and typhoid fever from the wells. a few miles away, a man named konio joe relies on this tank to provide water for his family's home which he built it after a king tide last year swept away his old house a few yards closer to the shore. climate scientist chip fletcher says there are ways to at least delay the impact of sea level rise and saltwater intrusion. >> what's the rule of thumb? if you wage war with water, you will lose. yield and elevate. yield to the water, and elevate. >> reporter: by that fletcher means accepting the consequences of seawater rise and