All the Disappearing Islands. Julia Whitty.
by Whitty, Julia; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 15Science. Publisher: Mother Jones, 2003ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Coral reefs and islands | Developing island countries | Global warming | Sea level | Tuvalu | TuvaluansDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Today, roughly 1 million people live on coral islands worldwide, and many more millions live on low-lying real estate vulnerable to the rising waves. At risk are not just people, but unique human cultures, born and bred in watery isolation." (MOTHER JONES) This article, focusing on the nine-island nation of Tuvalu in the South Pacific, discusses concern over how rising waters will adversely affect islands and other low-lying areas.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: All the Disappearing Islands, July/Aug. 2003; pp. 50+.
"Today, roughly 1 million people live on coral islands worldwide, and many more millions live on low-lying real estate vulnerable to the rising waves. At risk are not just people, but unique human cultures, born and bred in watery isolation." (MOTHER JONES) This article, focusing on the nine-island nation of Tuvalu in the South Pacific, discusses concern over how rising waters will adversely affect islands and other low-lying areas.
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