Maldives Paradise Drowning Due To Sea Level Rising?

Maldives is one of the place I wish to visit for its beaches and clear water. However, the rising sea level could submerge the paradise island.

Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom made an impassioned plea for a cut in global greenhouse gas emissions.

He launched a book at the UN-backed Business for the Environment conference to highlight the threat to his South Asian tropical island chain favoured by tourists for its white sandy beaches, clear waters and swaying palm trees.

“My people are blessed with one of the most beautiful settings that nature has to offer… To many people across the world, our shores have indeed become an earthly paradise. This paradise, though, is endangered,” he said.

“Each year, the seas that make up 99 percent of the Maldives are rising, and, slowly but surely, engulfing our 1,192 low-lying islands and posing serious risks to the lives and livelihoods of the people.”

It would be sad to see the Maldives submerge.

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