Marshall Islands Says Climate Change Behind Floods

Marshall Islands Says Climate Change Behind Floods

5 MARCH 2014

MAJURO: Officials in the Marshall Islands blamed climate change today for severe flooding in the Pacific nation's capital Majuro which has left 1,000 people homeless.

The Marshalls declared a state of emergency in the wake of the flooding, which peaked Monday when surges caused by so-called “king tides” inundated areas of the low-lying capital.

 

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Source: Malaysian Digest

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