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Smith Island Is Sinking Into the Chesapeake Bay Thanks to Climate Change. Smith Island comprises the wildlife refuge and a stretch of islands directly south.
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This article is written like a that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic. Please by rewriting it in an. ( December 2019) is producing drastic changes to Earth processes and changing Earth's environmental status quo. Especially pertinent to human development is the threat of climate change on. As sea levels continue to rise, island peoples and cultures are being threatened. There are small and low populated islands that don’t have the money to protect the island.
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People from those islands may not have the resources to move off the island. The former President of the, said 'In the last year alone, my country has suffered through unprecedented droughts in the north, and the biggest ever in the south; and we have watched the most devastating typhoons in history leave a trail of death and destruction across the region.' Efforts to combat these environmental changes are ongoing and multinational.
Particularly notable is the adoption of the at the in 2015. This island could eventually disappear in the next century! Satellite Image of Ebeye Island, Marshall IslandsRecentlythe Marshall Islands have begun to call for international aid to ameliorate the effects of climate change on the Marshall Islands. The Marshall Islands have also called for a joint international effort to slow the rate of climate change, especially in regards to increasing sea levels. Following a drought in 2013, the US sent supplies to aid the Marshall Islands.There is also a historical precedent for the United States to aid the Marshall Islands when it comes to natural climate change and catastrophe. After testing fifty-four nuclear bombs on the in the Marshall Islands during the 1940s and 1950s, the United States paid $604 million in reparations.
These reparations helped to counteract the effects of nuclear fallout on the environment and the people of the Marshall Islands. Considering that the United States is the 'largest aggregate polluter of carbon dioxide' in the world, there has been some outcry among the global community to 'hold the United States liable' for the effects of increased emissions and climate change. In addition, at the 44th Pacific Islands Forum summit held in 2013, the Marshall Islands proposed the 'Majuro Declaration for Climate Leadership to galvanize more urgent and concrete action on climate change'. As the president of the Marshall Islands noted, this declaration sought to 'stave off the dangers of the ever-rising seas' by committing to 'bold emissions reductions and renewable and energy efficiency targets'. Challenges exist when it comes to communicating the effects of climate change in the Marshall Islands to the mainstream outside world and western media. Other problems also exist when it comes to transferring the western scientific notion of climate change to the people of the Marshall Islands.A study by Peter Rudiak-Gould recognizes the need for 'climate change communicators' to 'carefully consider the transformations introduced by various translations of ‘climate change,’ yet also appreciate ‘mistranslation’ for its ability to render concepts meaningful to local actors and to stimulate citizen–scientist dialogue'. On a national governmental level, the Marshall Islands have been extremely proactive, especially for a developing nation, in attempting to arrest climate change.
The Marshall Island pledged to decrease emission levels for 2025 by 32% from 2010 levels, and by 2050 to have a net total of zero emissions. While announcing these targets, the President of the Marshall Islands, noted that 'going low carbon is in everyone’s interests. It improves our economy, our security, our health and our prosperity, particularly in the Pacific and more broadly in the developing world.' Global emission rates, will be predominantly determined by the, which include the United States and China. Image of Majuro, Marshall IslandsAmong the many efforts to protect the culture of the Marshall Islands is an effort to buy land and relocate the people to other locations. Currently several of the biggest relocation sites outside of the Marshall Islands are Hawaii, Washington state, and, Arkansas, where over 10,000 Marshall Islanders currently live.
The Marshall Islanders living outside of the United States participate in Marshallese culture, including voting in national elections by mail. However, the Marshallese who have resettled in Arkansas have encountered many cultural difficulties and differences between the Marshall Islands and Arkansas. Several examples include the different types of available food, the geographic setting, and cultural institutions. As a result of sea level rise, one of the largest issues facing the Marshall Islands is how to preserve cultural and historical traditions if the Marshallese are forced to adapt to a new, totally different area, potentially far away. Satellite Image of Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu Other island nations Climate change is not only affecting the Maldives and the Marshall Islands. All developing island nations, especially low lying ones with coastal population centers, are threatened by the effects of climate change. Many of the Pacific Island nations like the Marshall Islands, including and, are currently having to deal with rising sea levels.
Tuvalu is a small Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean. It can be found about halfway between Hawaii and Australia. It is made up of nine tiny islands, five of which are coral atolls while the other four consist of land rising from the sea bed. All are low-lying islands with no point on Tuvalu being higher than 4.5m above sea level.
Beside, the capital of Tuvalu, sea level rise is estimated at 1.2 ± 0.8 mm/year. As well as this, the dangerous peak high tides in Tuvalu are becoming higher causing greater danger. In response to sea level rise, Tuvalu is considering resettlement plans in addition to pushing for increased action in confronting climate change at the UN. As well as island nations, nations with significant coastal low-lying topography, such as Bangladesh, and low-lying coastal cities, such as Miami, are also threatened by sea level rise.See also.References. Loeak, Christopher Jorebon.
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