World leaders need to see rising oceans in Pacific: UN official
A UN report says up to 1.2 billion people could be displaced by 2050 as Pacific island nations face sea level rise at twice the global average.
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For participants at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum, the tragedy in Nepal is a facet of an ongoing disaster, some of which already live on the other side: a record rise in water,
World Leaders Need to See Rising Oceans in Pacific, Says UN Official
Leaders from the world's top economies should stand on a Pacific atoll to see the reality of record sea level rise, a top UN official said in Palau on Monday. Noting last week's deadly floods in Nepal, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said rising seas in the Pacific were the "other side of that story". "We do already know that a warming climate is changing the world's ice at extraordinary speeds, not only threatening the co…
World's top economies: World leaders need to see rising oceans in Pacific: UN official
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