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"When it comes to climate change, the low-lying Marshall Islands in the middle
of the Pacific Ocean are as front line as it gets.
The atoll state’s 60,000 inhabitants are witnessing the visible shrinking of
their shores. Most of the 1,000 islands, spread out over 29 atolls, are only
two metres above the swollen ocean.
Debate over rising sea levels is rife, but with ice sheets rapidly melting,
many scientists believe rises in sea levels will smash current estimates of one
metre by 2100.
This makes the Marshall Islands one of the nations – along with fellow Small
Island Developing States (SIDS) Kiribati, Tuvalu and the Maldives – most at
risk of disappearing under the sea."
Via Clarice Boomshakala Bouvier.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
