Home › Climate-change refugee from low-lying Pacific island will test argument in New Zealand court
 

Keywords :   


Climate-change refugee from low-lying Pacific island will test argument in New Zealand court

2013-10-01 03:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: A man from one of the lowest-lying nations on Earth is trying to convince New Zealand judges that he's a refugee -- suffering not from persecution, but from climate change. The 37-year-old and his wife left his remote atoll in the Pacific nation of Kiribati six years ago for higher ground and better prospects in New Zealand, where their three children were born. Immigration authorities have twice rejected his argument that rising sea levels make it too dangerous for him and his family to return...

Tags: test island court pacific

Category:Electronics and Electrical

Latest from this category

All news
»
29.06Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
29.06Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
29.06Tropical Storm Beryl Graphics
29.06Tropical Storm Beryl Forecast Discussion Number 2
29.06Tropical Storm Beryl Public Advisory Number 2
29.06Summary for Tropical Storm Beryl (AT2/AL022024)
29.06Tropical Storm Beryl Wind Speed Probabilities Number 2
29.06Tropical Storm Beryl Forecast Advisory Number 2
More »