Signs: Global Warming Refugees

Posted At : November 14, 2009 2:01 AM
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The Maldive Islands is one of the countries whose very existence is threatened by global warming. The land mass of the entire country is at sea level, and is forecast to disappear under the waves within a few decades.

Global Warming debates in the West tend to unfold as ecological issues, with charismatic polar bears as the emblems. But in the developing world, global warming is a human issue. Entire cultures are at risk as people flee their traditional homes.

Below: Hulhumalé, a 3 meter-high artificial island being built in the Maldives to provide refuge for the country in the coming years.

Note: in the center of the picture, a golden-domed mosque.

Photo: Credit Saudi Aramco World Magazine

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