Rising seas lap at Kiribati's future

Rising seas lap at Kiribati's future

17 JUNE 2013

The ocean laps against a protective seawall outside the maternity ward at Kiribati's Nawerewere Hospital, marshalling itself for another assault with the next king tide.

Inside, a basic clinic is crowded with young mothers and newborn babies, the latest additions to a population boom that has risen as relentlessly as the sea in a deeply Christian outpost where family planning is still viewed with skepticism.

Click here to read more: http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2013/6/17/science-environment/rising-seas-lap-kiribatis-future#ixzz2WVaExwBQ

Source: Climate Spectator

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