Nash, J. Madeleine,
Where the Waters Are Rising. J. Madeleine Nash. - Time, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 36, Environment, 1522-3205; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Where the Waters Are Rising, April 25, 2005; pp. 46-50.
"The 1,192 islands of the Maldives make up what's arguably the lowest-lying country in the world. The average elevation is a little more than 3 ft. above sea level, and what's considered high ground tops out at under 10 ft. Even now, storm surges combined with heavy rains and high tides can be counted upon to cause serious problems somewhere in the country at least once a decade. But people here are haunted by the specter of the disasters to come if--as seems inevitable--greenhouse effects cause sea levels to rise higher and higher." (TIME) This article provides "a close-up look at the low-lying Maldives, where...the slow, relentless effects of global warming on the [surrounding] sea" could prove to be devastating for the country's residents.
1522-3205;
Climatic changes
Coral bleaching
Global warming
Ocean temperature
Sea level
Maldives
AC1.S5
050
Where the Waters Are Rising. J. Madeleine Nash. - Time, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 36, Environment, 1522-3205; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Where the Waters Are Rising, April 25, 2005; pp. 46-50.
"The 1,192 islands of the Maldives make up what's arguably the lowest-lying country in the world. The average elevation is a little more than 3 ft. above sea level, and what's considered high ground tops out at under 10 ft. Even now, storm surges combined with heavy rains and high tides can be counted upon to cause serious problems somewhere in the country at least once a decade. But people here are haunted by the specter of the disasters to come if--as seems inevitable--greenhouse effects cause sea levels to rise higher and higher." (TIME) This article provides "a close-up look at the low-lying Maldives, where...the slow, relentless effects of global warming on the [surrounding] sea" could prove to be devastating for the country's residents.
1522-3205;
Climatic changes
Coral bleaching
Global warming
Ocean temperature
Sea level
Maldives
AC1.S5
050