http://www.dogonews.com/2012/3/12/rising-sea-levels-may-force-residents-of-kiribati-to-relocate
By Meera Dolasia on 03/12/2012
On the island of Kiribati rising sea level could be life-threatening. It could sink their tiny islands forever. That probably won’t be happening soon their president already has a back-up plan in case. It is to relocate his people to a different country!
On the island of Kiribati rising sea level could be life-threatening. It could sink their tiny islands forever. That probably won’t be happening soon their president already has a back-up plan in case. It is to relocate his people to a different country!
Even
thought that might seem very hard, Kiribati, which lies across the
equator close to the International Date Line, is in big danger of
disappearing even if water levels ascend a little bit. That's because
many of its islands are just a few feet
above sea level. Not only that, the weather, tidal and storm patterns
have changed dramatically and are beginning to cause a serious threat to
the 100,000+ people.
When
the nation's president, Anote Tong heard about a church group that was
trying to sell about 6,000 acres of fertile land on the nearby Fijian
island of Viti Levy for 9.6 million USD, he decided to propose for it.
The
sale still has be accepted by the Fijian authorities who may not be
thrilled at the outlook of having Kiribati's 103,000 people showing up
on their islands and settling there someday in the future.
Rising
sea levels create a real threat to not just Kiribati, but also, a
number of islands in the Pacific ocean and other low lying areas around
the world. Even though the water is currently rising by only about 2
millimeters a year, scientists believe that the pace will speed up
quickly in the near future
I
choose this artical mainly to show that people can die due to rising of
sea level. However there is always help on the way. Even though this
nation is one of the poorest nations in the world, that doesn't mean
they should just be left on that island stranded.
