Have no illusions, islands can and do go under but “climate change” is not at fault here. While a common cause in the Pacific “ring of fire” is volcanism and tectonic movement that isn’t Kiribati’s problem either – theirs come from erosion due to destruction of surrounding coral reefs (harvested for building and road material) and excessive groundwater extraction.
Sinking Pacific island considers moving to a man-made alternative
By Kathy Marks
The future for Kiribati, one of the low-lying Pacific nations threatened by rising seas, is so dire that the government is contemplating relocating the entire population to man-made islands resembling giant oil rigs.
“We’re considering everything… because we are running out of options,” the President of Kiribati, Anote Tong, said yesterday in Auckland, where he is attending the Pacific Islands Forum. He said that his small, impoverished country – where the highest land is no more than two metres above sea level – urgently needed the world to take action on climate change. (Independent)
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