Rising tide of global warming threatens Pacific island states

An environmental article that I saw today in the Independent

Here is a snippit...

While rich nations tinker with policies that may shave their carbon dioxide emissions, low-lying South Pacific nations such as Kiribati are sinking beneath the waves.

Kiribati, an archipelago of 33 coral atolls barely 6ft above sea level, is vanishing as global warming sees the oceans rise. Yesterday, its president, Anote Tong, warned Australia and New Zealand - the two developed countries in the region - to prepare for a mass exodus within the next decade.

Speaking at the annual South Pacific Forum in Fiji, Mr Tong said that rising sea levels would create countless environmental refugees. "If we are talking about our island states submerging in 10 years' time, we simply have to find somewhere else to go," he said.

Over 92,000 people live on low lying islands throughout the archipelago of the Pacific. All of these peoples and nations have been witnessing their actual amount of land dissapear every year. It seems the consensus among them is that they will eventually be forced to move from their island homes forever.