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Rising seas expected sink islands near US capital in 50 years
2015-12-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: The 700 or so people who live on the Tangier islands may be among the first climate refugees in the US when their current home disappears under water. This could happen to much of the main island - located 170 kilometres south-east of Washington DC - in as little as 50 years, unless defences are built to hold back the rising tides. "What`s amazing is that this is a short flight away from Washington DC, so it`s right in our backyard," says David Schulte of the US Army Corps of Engineers in Norfolk...
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Tiny islands have powerful voice in UN climate talks
2015-12-10 14:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: They barely break the surface of the ocean but in the U.N. talks on how to stop rising seas and other hazards of a warming planet, small island nations have the moral high ground. They are "literally negotiating over their own survival," U.N. Environment Program chief Achim Steiner said. While most countries think of climate change in terms of economic costs, Pacific atolls and remote island groups in the Indian Ocean and Caribbean picture a world map without them on it. Rising seas are...
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A plea from small islands: more insurance for climate change
2015-12-10 13:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Rising sea levels and tidal waves are washing away coastlines on many of the 196 inhabited islands of the Maldives, and there is no insurance policy to cover the costs. Global leaders are close to the end of two weeks of talks to try to agree an accord to slow climate change. A draft agreement this week showed countries had made progress on some sticking points but remain divided over several core issues before Friday's deadline. A weak deal could lead to a situation where "insurance will be...
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02/02/2016 to 02/02/2016 - BIFM Channel Islands - Managing Soft Services with Martin Pickard
2015-12-09 12:42:33| BIFM Events
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Lives depend on climate deal as islands bear brunt of health impact
2015-12-05 22:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Small islands that bear the brunt of rising sea levels also face the greatest risk of diseases linked to a warmer planet, health leaders said on Saturday, as 13 million medical professionals added to the calls for a global climate pact. Hundreds of thousands more people will die every year from heat stroke and tropical illnesses unless negotiators in Paris can agree a strong global deal to cap global warming, the Global Climate and Health Alliance said. The alliance, formed at U.N. climate...
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