france24.com - 3/17/2009
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Agence France-Presse: The ocean is rising. Salt water has eaten up the shoreline and invaded the gardens. For many, it's time to pack up and go ... but without help from the government, hundreds are stuck on this sinking atoll. Paul Tsube is one of the few who managed to leave early. He didn't ...
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The world’s first climate change refugees
Peak Oil News —
... the atolls at the Bougainville assembly. His generosity has no limit. Until the official relocation progam kicks in, it’s in Taihu Pais’ house, that islanders will find shelter during high tides or when in need of hospital care. “if there’s no space then i give them my bed and i find a place somewhere, he says. this house only caters for only a family or two but at the moment we cater for more than two families on one house. at this present time, there are over 200 people here.” France24
Throbgoblins: The Third Chimpanzee
Celsias Expert Articles —
Lots of climate related stuff in the news ...but I'm still musing on poor old Santino - the chimpanzee who is too human for the zoo - who has had his oh-be-joyfulls removed in the interest of gawping safety. He's no longer preparing for war. The implications are staggering It sometimes seems that we are a species hamstrung by our sexual selection habits. Evolution has primed us to select for maximum resource control - whether ...
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