Rising sea levels unearth 'WWII Japan soldiers' in Pacific

Rising sea levels unearth 'WWII Japan soldiers' in Pacific

12 JUNE 2014

TOKYO - The skeletal remains of what are believed to be Japanese soldiers have been exposed on a remote Pacific island where rising sea levels have eroded the sea shore, Japanese and local officials said on Monday.

The bodies of around 20 men have emerged from the earth at a small coastal cemetery because of the action of the ocean on the Marshall Islands, a place scientists have long warned is vulnerable to rising sea levels caused by climate change.

 

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Source: ENCA

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