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Out of land and almost underwater, country of Kiribati may move to Fiji
2014-07-01 21:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Moving is such a bitch. Youve got to find a buddy with a truck, friends willing to work for food, and tranquilizers for the cat. Its even tougher when youre moving a whole country, a situation the tiny island nation of Kiribati faces. Do you know how hard its going to be finding enough boxes to move 100,786 people? Kiribatis pizza bill is going to be shocking. And crossing 2055 miles of open ocean aint like moving out to the county - your pals pickup is going to need excellent ground clearance....
Pacific island Kiribati buys land in Fiji escape climate change
2014-07-01 13:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Kiribati has finalised the purchase of 20 sq km of land on Vanua Levu, a Fijian island, in order to give its people somewhere to grow food or to escape to, should the country continue to be affected by rising sea levels. Kiribatis president Anote Tong said, We would hope not to put everyone on [this] one piece of land, but if it became absolutely necessary, yes, we could do it. Negotiations between Kiribati and the Fijian government started back in 2012, when the president became increasingly...
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Beseiged by rising tides of climate change, Kiribati buys land in Fiji
2014-07-01 02:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The people of Kiribati, a group of islands in the Pacific ocean particularly exposed to climate change, now own a possible refuge elsewhere. President Anote Tong has recently finalised the purchase of 20 sq km on Vanua Levu, one of the Fiji islands, about 2,000km away. The Church of England has sold a stretch of land mainly covered by dense forest for $8.77m. "We would hope not to put everyone on [this] one piece of land, but if it became absolutely necessary, yes, we could do it," Tong told the...
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Kiribati climate refugees fighting to stay in New Zealand
2013-10-02 20:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: A Kiribati couple and their children have left their island home for New Zealand, seeking refuge from rising seas - and the fate of their immigration case could shape the future for thousands of other climate refugees. We told you last year that the 100,000 people who live on the low-lying Pacific Ocean archipelago are desperately seeking new homes, with waves already submerging some of its 32 carol atolls. Now, attention has turned to the case of a 37-year-old and his wife and kids who are seeking...
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Lemko Corps Commercial 4G LTE Solution Launches Telecom Service With First Commercial LTE Phone Call In The South Pacific For Kiribati Limited (TSKL) With Partner Challenge Networks
2013-09-06 09:56:32| wirelessdesignonline News Articles
Lemko Corporation and Partner Challenge Networks have deployed a commercial mobile broadband solution enabling the first LTE phone call for the Telecom Service Kiribati Limited (TSKL), a 22-island nation located in the central Pacific Ocean.