Climate change and rising seas may lead to the extinction of small island nations, an alliance of 39 coastal and low-lying nations warn following the publication of sobering UN climate report.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report
So concerned is the remote nation of Kiribati in the Pacific, made up of three low-lying archipelagos which at their tallest stand no more than 6 feet above sea level, thatA rise of just 3 feet could submerge as much as two thirds of Kiribati by the end of this century, theMohamed Nasheed, president of the Maldives, one of the world's most low-lying countries, which has for years campaigned for climate action, said the situation could not be more serious.
"Humans do have the power to stop warming pretty quickly and that’s good news. When we stop adding carbon pollution we expect warming to stop. “Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison met last week with Pacific leaders and committed to supporting the Pacific family," he said in a statement."This report has found that if Morrison’s obsession with fossil fuels isn’t immediately ended, these words might one day be nothing more than an empty lament on the family tomb."
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