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Hard to argue with wet feet
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2006 Aug 14, 00:39 -0500
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2006 Aug 14, 00:39 -0500
"Rising sea levels have forced the relocation of an entire village in Vanuatu. More than 100 residents of Tegua Island had to abandon their settlement for higher ground after major flooding made their village uninhabitable. This has been described as the first case in the world of the formal displacement of an entire human population because of global warming.
The UN Climate Conference has heard that this could be just the beginning of a trend in the region. Another 2,000 people on the Cantaret Islands off Papua New Guinea are planning to move to Bougainville Island because of similar flooding problems..."
http://www.afloat.com.au/www/79/1001224/displayarticle/1141553.html
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The UN Climate Conference has heard that this could be just the beginning of a trend in the region. Another 2,000 people on the Cantaret Islands off Papua New Guinea are planning to move to Bougainville Island because of similar flooding problems..."
http://www.afloat.com.au/www/79/1001224/displayarticle/1141553.html
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