Mohamed Nasheed, the island nation’s new president, has announced a plan to buy a new homeland, just in case his sinking country completely disappears.
The government has already discussed the idea with several countries. Among
those under consideration are Sri Lanka, India and Australia.
Scientists predict that the coral islands that make up the Maldives, most of
which lie less than five feet above sea level, will sink if climate change
continues at its current pace. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
has predicted that sea levels in the country will rise by at least 7.1 inches by
the end of the century.
A report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said that
temperature rises predicted by 2050 could devastate ecosystems, disturb food and
water supplies and bring about the extinction of animal and plant species, in
addition to rising sea levels, floods and droughts.
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