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The Marshall Islands are Disappearing

2015-12-02 16:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: Linber Anej waded out in low tide to haul concrete chunks and metal scraps to shore and rebuild the makeshift sea wall in front of his home. The temporary barrier is no match for the rising seas that regularly flood the shacks and muddy streets with saltwater and raw sewage, but every day except Sunday, Mr. Anej joins a group of men and boys to haul the flotsam back into place. "It's insane, I know," said Mr. Anej, 30, who lives with his family of 13, including his parents, siblings and children,...

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Arkansas a refuge from rising seas in Marshall Islands

2015-11-26 23:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Valentino Keimbar hides from the intense heat in the shade of a breadfruit tree, waiting for his basketball game to begin. It was supposed to start a couple of hours ago, maybe three, but time matters little here on the Marshall Islands. Keimbar would love to stay on this tiny string of atolls in the vast Pacific Ocean, which he considers a precious gift from his ancestors. But he fears hotter weather and rising seas may soon force everyone to go, and that many will choose an unlikely place 6,000...

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