Posted by Dan DaSilva on August 9th, 2009 |
I posted a news article in May about how the village of Newtok, Alaska voted to relocate its 340 residents to new homes 9 miles away because of land degredation and flooding from permafrost melt. Below is a short video about this story by Powering a Nation; a News21 project by students of the School […]
Posted by Dan DaSilva on July 25th, 2009 |
Over the next century, rising sea levels will transform coastlines all over the world. According to global reports, the impact will be felt the hardest in such places as Bangledesh and the low-lying Pacific Islands. buy propecia generic However, America is also at risk from the effects of the rising waters. A study which was […]
Posted by Dan DaSilva on June 6th, 2009 |
There are two films that you should be aware of if you are following the journey of the Cataret Islanders and their ongoing relocation to nearby Bougainville. The Next Wave is a short documentary that received a Jury Award at the Ninth Annual Media that Matters Film Festival. Produced by Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger, […]
Posted by Dan DaSilva on May 20th, 2009 |
(The Guardian UK) May 18, 2009 – When the desert winds tear up the sands outside his front door, Huang Cuikun, pictured below in a dried-up riverbed near his home, says he is choked by dust, visibility falls to a few metres and the crops are ruined. Dust storms hit his village in Gansu province […]
Posted by Dan DaSilva on May 16th, 2009 |
[Al Jazeera] – In Bangladesh, local people are feeling the heat of climate change. Once a 250 square kilometer island, Kutubdia has been reduced to just 37 square kilometers within a century and more than half of the population has been forced to leave. And it is not the only island put at risk by […]
Posted by Dan DaSilva on May 13th, 2009 |
In a recent interview with the International Relations and Security Network (ISN), Dr. Koko Warner, Head of Environmental Migration, Social Vulnerability & Adaptation Section at the UN University (UNU-EHS), explains the term “environmentally induced migrant” and confirms that action is needed to assist people being affected by climate change. canada online pharmacy levitra Dr. Warner […]
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