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Demovictory9

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3. Yes..lots going on in the video..seeing them harvest the coral for sea walls

Reply to ffr (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 3, 2021, 01:21 PM

Jul 2021

Made me cringe a bit

But i cant blame them for using all resources at their command to save their.homes

What they really need is a dredger to move sand in and build up the land

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Kiribati: a drowning paradise in the south pacific [View all] Demovictory9 Jul 2021 OP

So much going on in this video story. ffr Jul 2021 #1

Yes..lots going on in the video..seeing them harvest the coral for sea walls Demovictory9 Jul 2021 #3

I presume "Family of 12" includes extended family: grandparents, aunties & uncles, cousins... Hekate Jul 2021 #8

Right, this small population should return to the Stone Age, & that would take care of everything. Hekate Jul 2021 #9

Short term, yes, but maybe not a done deal Warpy Jul 2021 #2

good to know. thx for additional info Demovictory9 Jul 2021 #4

There's a good article on National Geographic, also Warpy Jul 2021 #6

unfortunately article does not talk much about how/why the islands are growing msongs Jul 2021 #7

Other articles I read said they thought it was a combination Warpy Jul 2021 #10

Kick very interesting burrowowl Jul 2021 #5