I think it's a nice, succinct description of the problem of climate change from one of the leaders of the field.
On a related note the nation of Kiribati is relocating to Fiji as their island nation is disappearing.
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Kiribati Support
Since 2005, we have worked with colleagues in the Republic of Kiribati to understand the effects of climate change and to build local research capacity.
According to Science Daily, the small-island state of Kiribati just established the world's largest marine protected area (MPA).
mt notes that "Kiribati Bails Out":
It's a triumph of hope over reason, and that means the residents of the Kiribati Islands, an archipelago of tiny islands with an average altitude of 6.5 feet, are doomed. They've got faith, you know, but one thing they haven't got is any reason.
To be fair, Kiribati is not currently picking up and moving to Fiji. They are attempting to buy land on Fiji as a contingency should sea level rise make Kiribati functionally uninhabitable.
Neither Kiribati, or Tuvalu, or the Maldives are subject to 'rising sea levels' above the post-glacial mean. We know the sea levels are not rising along the Australian coastline for certain.
Sadly, Kiribati and the others are the tiny pin-head peaks of ocean volcanoes, based on a very unstable sea floor.
They - of course - sinking..
Regards,
Marcus Gibson
London