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Tuvalu:
Plea to stop atolls sinking into Pacific
A crusading campaigner for the Pacific state of Tuvalu has issued a stark
warning to Britain about the devastating effect that global warming will have on
the islands.
Dr Iftikhar Ayaz, honorary consul for Tuvalu in London, is battling to raise
awareness of the effects that climate change is having on smaller, less
developed nations.
"The time to act is now," he said. "Tuvalu could be underwater as soon as 2040
or 2050 and inaction will result in the destruction of the islands. We are not
talking about science fiction or hypothetical ideas ... it's happening to us."
Tuvalu, nine low-lying coral atolls, is no more than 4m above sea level. The
islands have been submerging at a rate of about 2.3cm a year, but Ayaz believes
that if the West takes immediate action on emissions, that could be reversed.
"There has been enough talk. People still dispute what should happen on
emissions, and it ...
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