Indian archipelago is sinking – answers
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- Where does the Indian archipelago lie? on the climate change front-line
- Who lives with the consequences of global warming? thousands of inhabitants who have never heard the term
- What did the man lose? his house, land and livelihood
- Why? because everything became submerged in water
- What has happened to 10,000 people? they have been displaced
- Where do many live now? in makeshift refugee camps
- What is retreating? the coast-line
- How much has been lost? 90 Km2 in 30 years including two islands
- What have the former inhabitants of this land become? environmental migrants
- Which two factors other than shelter make life difficult for the migrants? drought and heavy rain which make it impossible to grow food
- By how much is the sea level predicted to rise? between 7 and 23 inches during this century
- What effect will this have on the islands? many more will be consigned to a ‘watery grave’