Monday, December 6, 2010

Marshall Islands: if seas swallow island state, is it still a nation?

Image: Cemetery being eroded along beach

Climate talks include that issue; Columbia University will gather scholars

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PHOTO -This cemetery on the Majuro Atoll, part of the Marshall Islands, is among the areas being overtaken by slowly rising seas.

Giff Johnson  /  AFP - Getty Images

1 comment:

Tom Sebourn said...

That is one creepy picture.

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