‘Disaster after disaster’ hits Marshall Islands as climate change kicks in

[Panich52]

Al Jazeera

‘Disaster after disaster’ hits Marshall Islands as climate change kicks in

The atolls of the Marshall Islands are narrow and practically level with the sea, leaving their 68,000 residents nowhere to move to as a rising sea and increasingly frequent floods threaten to swamp the country. Unlike for people in many parts of the world where climate change often seems a distant threat, for the Marshallese it is already a daily reality. Floods suddenly occur without the usual warning signals of storms, rain or wind.

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[hollysmom]

1. perhaps the republicans who don't believe in climate change will bring them to this country

as immigrants since there is no such thing as global warming and they will never actually have to come here.

[lpbk2713]

2. It's not going to go away.

When Miami Beach has to be abandoned then we might wake up and face the reality of the situation.

[Arugula Latte]

3. I'm afraid that won't be very long from now.

And Jeb will probably still be saying it's "arrogant" to make such climate change "claims."

[sabrina 1]

5. If that happens, Floridians won't be able to mention it as their brilliant Gov has banned

the use of the words 'climate change'.

Seriously, it is happening faster than anyone expected.

I feel for those who feel its effects the most. The animals, Polar Bears, people who are closer to the reality. And if you are close to the water in this country, you can see the effects, the erosion around the coasts, beaches getting smaller. Still people are in denial.

Propaganda really works. But denying it won't stop it, so sooner or later the deniers will be in for a shock.

[Ron Green]

4. As if nuking their home land wasn't enough.