Saturday, April 09, 2005
Churches in Pacific Islands Call for Action against Climate Change
Tebua Tarawa has already been flooded by the sea. The island is now covered by water at knee-height. If the situation of global warming stays unchanged, many other islands may face the same destiny.": "The Pacific Island region consists of 22 countries and approximately 25,000 islands. They contain some of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. There are cultures on the islands that have lived in this environment for thousands of years. But due to rising sea-levels caused by global warming, the Pacific islands are slowly disappearing beneath the ocean.
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