Low-lying atolls around the world will be overtaken by sea-level rises within a few decades, according to a new studyHundreds of thousands of people will be forced from their homes on low-lying islands in the next few decades by sea-level rises and the contamination of fresh drinking water sources, scientists have warned.A study by researchers at the US Geological Survey (USGS), the Deltares Institute in the Netherlands and Hawaii University has found that many small islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans will be uninhabitable for humans by the middle of this century. That is much earlier than previously thought. Continue reading...
Climate change to drive migration from island homes sooner than thought
25. dubna 2018 20:30
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Zdroj: The Guardian