6 APRIL 2014
A tiny Pacific Island nation – still recovering from massive floods that destroyed homes and displaced residents – played host this week to an international climate conference where delegates vowed to push ambitious global targets.
A new sense of urgency permeated the meeting due to the recent release of a startling new report by the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicting severe consequences if emissions continue unabated. But Marshall Islands President Christopher J. Loeak said the effects the study warned about have already arrived at his doorstep.
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Source: Al Jazeera America