Community | August 21, 2008 | 1 comment

Climate warning from Pacific islands

source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7573094.stm

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The tiny Pacific nation of Niue has warned, at an annual summit of leaders from the region, that climate change is set to leave many low-lying islands uninhabitable as a result of global warming.

Some are already feeling the effects, with rising sea levels leaving arable land unuseable.
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