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The Carteret Islands: Paradise lost?
Carteret Islands: Where?
Carteret Islands: What?
Carteret Islands: Who?
Carteret Islands: The impact of coastal flooding
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgw4HTtokgk
Carteret Islands: Causes of flooding?
Some theories:
Sea level rise?(due to global warming, melting ice, thermal expansion of sea, isostatic readjustment)
Islands are sinking?(tectonic plate movement)
Man-made?(dynamite fishing breaking up reef, water extraction
Carteret Islands: Environmental impact?
King Tides
Water supply
Mosquitoes
Beach erosion
Soil salinity (salt content)
Coconut trees and mangroves
Carteret Islands: Economic impact?
Cost of food
Government aid of $2 million for resettlement
Reliance on aid
Carteret Islands: Social impact?
Culture and tradition
Elderly
Lifestyle
Hunger
Reliance on aid
Carteret Islands: Political impact?
Bougainville
1990’s civil war
Government aid of $2 million
Local people of Bougainville
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