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Tidal flooding Marshall Islands causes widespread damage
2014-03-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australia News: A state of emergency has been declared in Marshall Islands due to king tides which have inundated communities living on low-lying attols. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, regional office for the Pacific says waves washed over shorelines, sending water, rubbish and debris across roads and properties. There are no reports of fatalities or serious injuries, however a state of emergency has been declared. Preliminary assessments in the capital Majuro show...
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Low-Lying Islands Are Going To Drown, so Should we Even Bother Trying To Save Their Ecosystems?
2014-03-03 18:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Islands are hot spots of biodiversity, often home to rich and unique ecosystems. Despite covering just 5 percent of the Earth`s land, the planet`s 180,000-odd islands contain a fifth of its plant and animal species. Around half of recorded extinctions have occurred on islands. Unfortunately, many islands have been infested in recent centuries with ecosystem-wrecking rats and other invasive species. So scientists the world over have clamored to remove the destructive pests and protect the original...
Spirits Market in Cayman Islands: Databook to 2017
2014-02-27 01:00:00| Beverage industry market research - from just-drinks.com
Synopsis "Spirits Market in Cayman Islands: Databook to 2017" is the result of Canadean's extensive market research covering the Spirits market in Cayman Islands. The report presents detailed histori
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Spirits Market in Cook Islands: Databook to 2017
2014-02-27 01:00:00| Beverage industry market research - from just-drinks.com
Synopsis "Spirits Market in Cook Islands: Databook to 2017" is the result of Canadean's extensive market research covering the Spirits market in Cook Islands. The report presents detailed historic an
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Islands 'grow back' after typhoon
2014-02-20 13:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: A string of Pacific islands have apparently "grown back" after they were devastated by a typhoon a century ago. A powerful typhoon in 1905 killed all but two inhabitants of the Nadikdik Atoll - part of the Marshall Islands - and washed away most of the islands' landmass. But the islands seem to have re-established themselves - one has become a fully vegetated, stable island again - while several smaller islands have reappeared and formed into a single, larger landmass, the New Zealand Herald reports....
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