Climate Change Focus On Marshall Islands
The Associated Press and Washington Post report on the threat of rising sea levels in Micronesia.
It’s nice to see major news organizations reporting on the impact that global warming is having on low-lying islands in Micronesia.
t has published a provocative piece titled .
The Associated Press, meanwhile, has this terrific article, .
The articles, both published Friday, come as a major United Nations meeting on global warming is beginning to convene in Paris.
On hand will be representatives from the Marshall Islands, including Foreign Minister  and Marshallese poet and professor .
Both have warned for some time of the threat of climate change.
Read more about climate change in Micronesia and its contribution to immigration to the United States in Civil Beat’s seven-part series, The Micronesians.
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