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Sea Change: Alaska’s Shishmaref Village Tumbles into the Water

October 3, 2007 – 2:42 pm

TreeHugger
In a chilling photo essay by Julia Whitty and Robert Knoth of Mother Jones, the plight of a remote Alaskan village is underscored by images of buildings falling into the sea.
With what was once terra firma melting beneath Shishmaref, a village of 600 Inupiaq on the fragile barrier island of Sarichef, two houses have [...]

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Urban Planning Needs Rethink as Climate Change Looms

August 18, 2007 – 5:17 am

Climate Crisis Coalition
Urban Planning Needs Rethink as Climate Change Looms
By Sophie Mongalvy, Agence France-Presse, August 17, 2007
“Rising sea levels, melting glaciers, floods and hurricanes: global warming means urban planners need to rethink how and where to build cities, water experts warned at a conference [World Water Week] in Stockholm this week. Almost 80 percent [...]

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U.N. Director for Climate Disaster Reduction Issues Climate Change Warning

June 28, 2007 – 10:46 pm

Climate Crisis Coalition
U.N. Director for Climate Disaster Reduction Issues Climate Change Warning
Agence France-Presse, June 27, 2007.
“Recent floods in Asia and Britain, and heatwaves in southern Europe, show the world must be better prepared to cope with the impact of climate change, the United Nation’s top disaster prevention official said today. ‘Heavy rainfalls in Pakistan, India [...]

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