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Clipmarks | Vietnam Clips Get ready for seven-foot sea level rise as climate change melts ice sheets (2) clipped by: JICWyllie clippers remarks: It is argued that a policy of retreat will be cheaper than one of defence. One is reminded of King Canute. Clip Source: www.guardian.co.uk Given the growing consensus about the major sea level rise on the way in the coming century or two, the continued development of many low-lying coastal areas ? including much of the U.S. east coast ? is foolhardy and irresponsible. The ramifications of a major sea level rise are massive. Agriculture will be disrupted, water supplies will be salinized, storms and flood waters will reach ever further inland, and millions of environmental refugees will be created The most vulnerable of all coastal environments are deltas of major rivers, including the Mekong, Irrawaddy, Niger, Ganges-Brahmaputra, Nile, and Mississippi. in many parts of Asia the rice crop will be decimated by rising sea level ? a three-foot sea level rise will eliminate half of the rice production in Vietnam most coastal states continue to allow massive, irresponsible development of the low-lying coast. Relocation of buildings and infrastructure should be a guiding philosophy. Tags: 1-climate change, 1-flooding, 1-migration, 1-policy, 1-relocation, 2-change, 3-advocated zum Artikel... Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. Die Inhalte stellen nicht die Meinung von EasyRSS dar. Dies ist eine automatisch generierte E-Mail. Bitte antworten Sie nicht auf diese E-Mail. Wenn Sie Feedback an EasyRSS senden wollen, nutzen Sie bitte das Feedback Forumlar. Wenn Sie sich von EasyRSS abmelden wollen, gehen Sie bitte auf den Menüpunkt "Meine Daten". Ihr EasyRSS Team http://www.easyrss.de