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Climate threatens food security of Pacific islands
2013-07-23 05:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Isolated in the middle of the ocean, Pacific islands rely closely on fishing for their economy and food security. But global warming could considerably reduce their accessible fish resources over the coming decades. This is what has been revealed in the journal Nature Climate Change, a study by the IRD, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and their French, Australian and American partners. According to IPCC climate forecasts, the quantity of coral reef fish, essential for the inhabitants'...
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