Maldives says Global warming threatening islands

[lovuian]

Run time: 01:15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWJh1uzUEbQ   Posted on YouTube: November 08, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: November 08, 2007 By DU Member: lovuian Views on DU: 605

 
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/24311

from a article put up by rodeodance yesterday

LISBON - The President of the Maldives on Wednesday called for urgent global action against climate change, saying rising sea levels are threatening the survival of his country's low-lying islands.

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom said 80 of his country's 1,200 islands had experienced tidal surges earlier this year, most of which are no more than one meter above sea level.

"Never in our documented history have so many islands been affected to such an extent. These surges were a grim reminder of the devastating tsunami of 2004 and a clear warning of future disasters," Gayoom said at a conference on development and climate change in Lisbon.

The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates sea levels to rise between 18-59 centimeters by 2100. Since 80 percent of the Maldives' 1,200 islands are about 1 meter above sea level they could be partly submerged by the end of the century.
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Our children will inherit a different planet than what we see

[lapfog_1]

1. My prediction

it's going to be a lot faster and worse than the UN numbers in the video.

The Maldives aren't going to make it to 2050.

(But then I'm kinda a gloomy gus these days)

[Bicoastal]

2. They have every right to worry...

Maldives is the lowest country on Earth--their highest point is only 7 1/2 feet above sea level!