A blog chronicles the permanent evacuation of the Carterets Islands as sea levels rise


	A blog chronicles the permanent evacuation of the Carterets Islands as sea levels rise

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7-5-2009 12:42 AM

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bad_news, blog, climate_change, contemporary, environment, global_warming, ocean

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The blogger follows the travels of the former inhabitants of the Carterets Islands, who are being evacuated from their homes as the islands disappear into the ocean. They are described as "the world's first climate change refugees." It's sobering.

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