The Pacific region is on the front line of #climate change. Its - TopicsExpress



          

The Pacific region is on the front line of #climate change. Its low-lying islands risk being swamped by rising sea levels and their inhabitants forced to emigrate. In June 2013, exceptionally high tides coupled with storm surges flooded parts of the Marshall Islands capital, Majuro. The rising waters topped the city sea walls. Some islanders were forced to evacuate their homes and a state of disaster was declared. For the #Pacific people, weather extremes are not about a distant future, they have become the new normal. #SIDS2014
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 20:00:00 +0000

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