A family living next to the sea in the village of Betio, on the South Pacific island of Kiribati, pull themselves from the high waves of the ‘king tide’. Captions and Photo source: © Greenpeace / Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert
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Some areas of the globe are especially vulnerable to rising sea levels. As land recedes under advancing waters, governments are faced with the costs of building defensive seawalls and relocating coastal populations, and in some extreme cases, finding new homes for entire island nations…
Read Full Article And View Images, “Rising Seas,” The New York Times
Read Full Article: “Borrowed Time on Disappearing Land,” The New York Times
As the world’s top scientists meet in Yokohama, Japan, this week, at the top of the agenda is the prediction that global sea levels could rise as much as three feet by 2100. Higher seas and warmer weather will cause profound changes…
VIDEO: Kiribati Conference: Voices From the South Pacific – Part II (Uploaded 11-19-2010)
Sinking Sundarbans: A Photo Gallery by Peter Caton / Greenpeace (Uploaded 11-23-2010)
