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Marshall Islands Among Those Petitioning UN To Address Security Issues Of Climate Change
2013-02-18 13:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: Speaking before the United Nations Security Council, an official from the Marshall Islands argued that climate change is a threat to international security, citing the impact that global warming has had on his own island nation to illustrate his point. Tony deBrum, a minister and assistant to the president of the Marshall Islands, petitioned the body on Friday to recognize the phenomenon as a potential hazard to the very survival of his country and of other low-lying island nations, Edith M. Lederer...
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