Kiribati's plan

[sparky]

20 minutes ago, i didn't even know the small island nation of Kiribati even existed.

whats interesting about them is, it seems they have a plan for GW, and rising sea levels>>>>

Kiribati President Anote Tong told The Associated Press on Friday that his Cabinet this week endorsed a plan to buy nearly 6,000 acres on Fiji’s main island, Viti Levu. He said the fertile land, being sold by a church group for about $9.6 million, could be insurance for Kiribati’s entire population of 103,000, though he hopes it will never be necessary for everyone to leave.

Tong said some villages have already moved and there have been increasing instances of sea water contaminating the island’s underground fresh water, which remains vital for trees and crops. He said changing rainfall, tidal and storm patterns pose as least as much threat as ocean levels, which so far have risen only slightly.

Some scientists have estimated the current level of sea rise in the Pacific at about 2 millimeters (0.1 inches) per year. Many scientists expect that rate to accelerate due to climate change.

Entire Pacific Nation Readies Plan To Abandon Low-Lying Island And Move To Fiji Because Of Global Warming | ThinkProgress


now i know the whole debate will forever and a day be mired in weather GW is anthropogenic or not

but that aside, what's the plan?

what do we do when the climatic events we see unfolding end up at our doors , be it physically in the form of seawater, acidification, CO, etc, or the effects being felt due to the planets climate evolution in the form of food, potable eater, life essentials, etc...?

~S~

 

[skookerasbil]

Yup..........clearly, these folks were highly motivated by the water moving up ( maybe) by 1 millimeter to 2 millimeters per year.

Clearly, the threat of tsunami had nothing to do with thier decision!!!

 

[sparky]

but they've endured milleniums of tsumanis, and not moved ......~S~