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Kiribati: Remote Pacific nation threatened by rising seas
2016-07-03 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hindu: Scientists point to slew of environmental problems linked to climate change for the perilous state. One clear bright day last winter, a tidal surge swept over an ocean embankment here in the remote, low-lying island country of Kiribati, smashing through the doors and windows of Betio Hospital and spewing sand and debris across its maternity ward. Beero Hosea, 37, a handyman, cut the power and helped carry frightened mothers through the rubble and water to a nearby school. For years, scientists...
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A Remote Pacific Nation, Threatened by Rising Seas
2016-07-03 07:05:50| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: One clear bright day last winter, a tidal surge swept over an ocean embankment here in the remote, low-lying island country of Kiribati, smashing through the doors and windows of Betio Hospital and spewing sand and debris across its maternity ward. Beero Hosea, 37, a handyman, cut the power and helped carry frightened mothers through the rubble and water to a nearby school. If the next one is combined with a storm and stronger winds, thats the end of us, he said. Its going to cover this whole...
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Sea rising, exit plan confronts islanders
2016-07-03 03:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: For years, scientists have been predicting that much of Kiribati may become uninhabitable within decades because of an onslaught of environmental problems linked to climate change. And for just as long, many here have paid little heed. But while scientists are reluctant to attribute any specific weather or tidal event to rising sea levels, the tidal surge last winter, known as a king tide, was a wake-up call. "It shocked us," said Tean Rube, a pastor with the Kiribati Uniting Church. "We realized,...
Marshall Islands: Seas Rising Faster Than Refugee Law Can Adapt
2016-07-02 17:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
News Deeply: Sandbags surround the Majuro airstrip while hurriedly-built bridges span flooded sections of road, and many Marshall Islanders have built seawalls to protect their homes on this remote nation in the Pacific Ocean. The Marshall Islands are made up of five main islands and 29 coral atolls spread across three-quarters of a million miles of ocean, but they amount to just 70 square miles of actual land. And even that is now at the mercy of the seas, which are rising thanks to climate change. The...
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GHGs are rising despite fuel economy standards. What's the solution?
2016-06-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Americans' cars are getting bigger and they're driving more than ever before -- two reasons why U.S. transportation emissions continue to grow despite fuel economy standards, experts say. Correction appended. Ingrid Fol chose her minivan, a 2007 Honda Odyssey, because it gets good mileage. Now that gas prices have gone down, the Northern Virginia resident said, there's less pressure to make every gallon count. "When it was $3-something, I would try to stay within a budget, and choose to...
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