( from Kos Blogger Asinus Asinum Fricat) As a former chef I know too well the importance of fresh, clean water: no water, no food, no life. Water is far more vital for human life than oil as environmentalists, corporations and governments increasingly recognize its unequal distribution around the globe. A severe shortage will lead …
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Rising sea level to submerge Louisiana coastline by 2100, study warns Guardian UK bySuzanne Goldenberg Scientists say between 10,000 and 13,500 square kilometres of coastal land around New Orleans will go underwater due to rising sea levels and subsidence. Between 10,000 and 13,500 square kilometres of coastal lands will drown due to rising sea levels …
From United’s Hemisphere Magazine With sea levels rising, conservationists are working to prevent this trendy tropical getaway from becoming paradise lost. Less than four decades ago, the Maldives, or Dhivehi Raajje (Dhivehi for “Island Kingdom”), was a sleepy, all-but-untouched chain of 26 pristine coral atolls–natural breakwaters that protect some 1,200 shape-shifting sandy islands from the …
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Many of us have some information from the scientific community about the changes caused by global warming. Growing up in North Carolina, one can see the changes of sea level rise over a 10-20 year period quite easily. North Carolina is home to some of the most unique and fragile land formations in the coastal …
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Trinidad and Tobago Express Troubling concern Sunday, April 26th 2009 Prof Bhawan Singh agreed with much of what Chu had to say but thought his comments of the Caribbean islands being washed away “somewhat strong”. But he pointed to a troubling finding: Sea-level rise in the Gulf of Paria appeared to be happening faster than …
Paradise Lost . NOW on PBSJust this week, a top UN official predicted that by the middle of this century, the world should expect six million people a year to be displaced by increasingly severe storms and floods caused by climate change. But for many island nations in the South Pacific, climate change is already …
PBS program “Now” features Kiribati, effects of sea level rise Read More »
