je.st
news
Tag: drown
David Cameron using flood crisis to 'drown embarrassing news'
2014-02-13 02:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: David Cameron was accused of using the floods to "drown embarrassing news" after the government announced it is publishing a raft of reports on Britain's relationship with the EU, one of which concludes that the single market is vital to the UK economy. In one of the most eye-catching findings of the eight volumes, easyJet says it would not exist were it not for the EU's single market. The low cost airline told the review: "easyJet is a product of the EU's deregulation of Europe's aviation...
Marshall Islands President would rather drown than abandon country
2013-09-04 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: Marshall Islands president Christopher Loeak says he would rather drown than leave his country if it is submerged by rising sea levels. Addressing Pacific Island leaders and delegates from around the world at the start of the 15-nation Pacific Islands Forum, he spoke of his deep attachment to his country and the need to urgently address the causes of climate change. "My land is my home, my heritage and my identity in ways that the English language cannot capture," he said. "This is my country...
Tags: country
president
islands
marshall
Why the city of Miami is doomed to drown
2013-06-21 14:37:03| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Rolling Stone: When the water receded after Hurricane Milo of 2030, there was a foot of sand covering the famous bow-tie floor in the lobby of the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach. A dead manatee floated in the pool where Elvis had once swum. Most of the damage occurred not from the hurricane's 175-mph winds, but from the 24-foot storm surge that overwhelmed the low-lying city. In South Beach, the old art-deco buildings were swept off their foundations. Mansions on Star Island were flooded up to their cut-glass...