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A Remote Pacific Nation, Threatened by Rising Seas

2016-07-03 07:05:50| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: One clear bright day last winter, a tidal surge swept over an ocean embankment here in the remote, low-lying island country of Kiribati, smashing through the doors and windows of Betio Hospital and spewing sand and debris across its maternity ward. Beero Hosea, 37, a handyman, cut the power and helped carry frightened mothers through the rubble and water to a nearby school. If the next one is combined with a storm and stronger winds, thats the end of us, he said. Its going to cover this whole...

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