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Two villages in eastern India gobbled up by sea

04/30/2008 Villages in Orissa on the eastern coast of India are sinking into the sea. In last four months many families have been forced to flee as rising waters have submerged their homes and farmlands. Despite assurances from government, the displaced families are yet to be resettled.

Image: Seawater levels are increasing dangerously on Orissa coast / Photo credit: Infochange

Sea levels could rise 5-feet by 2100, say experts

04/24/2008 New research predicts a rise in sea levels three times higher than that estimated by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change last year. These findings, based on a model following accurate reconstruction of sea levels over past two millennia, were presented at a European Geosciences Union conference in Austria recently.

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Related: [Climate Change] [Environment]

Image: Rising sea levels © WWF

Cox's Bazar

04/15/2008

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From: Machizo Multimedia Communication
Related: [Bangladesh] [South Asia] [Environmental Activism] [Climate Change] [Tourism]

Image: Cox's Bazar

Venezuela Outlaws Trawl Fishing

Fishing boats off the coast of Choroni, Venezuela.

04/09/2008 CARACAS, Apr 8 (IPS) - Trawl fishing is on its way out in Venezuela, amid demonstrations by artisanal fisherfolk who support the new law as amended by President Hugo Chavez.