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martyb
on Sunday February 24 2019, @01:29AM
from the I've-got-a-sinking-feeling-about-this dept.
from the I've-got-a-sinking-feeling-about-this dept.
The far-flung Marshall Islands needs to raise its islands if it is to avoid being drowned by rising sea levels, President Hilda Heine has warned.
Plans are underway for national talks on which of the 1,156 islands, scattered over 29 coral atolls, can be elevated in a dramatic intervention to ensure safety on the islands.
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Most of the islands are less than two metres (6.5 feet) above sea level and the government believes physically raising the islands was the only way to save the Marshall Islands from extinction.
Is the solution a viable one, or are the Marshallese more likely to join the Sea Gypsies?
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Marshall Islands Consider Radical Measures to Survive Rising Sea Levels
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(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday February 25 2019, @02:46AM
Ah, so the rich should get more weight on their votes than the poor, because they can afford the healthcare...
That one gets really dramatic when immortality comes around.
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