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Sisters on the Planet (videos)
Oxfam
As obvious as it sounds, climate change affects everybody.
But climate change is already having a disproportionate impact on people in developing countries, and it’s hitting women hardest.
It’s not the easiest idea to understand, so to help explain we’ve made these short films about women, in both rich and poor countries, who are determined to do whatever they can to put a stop to climate change.
Watch them and become aware of the impact our changing climate is having on people’s lives. And be inspired to join the fight against climate change too.
(June 2008?, no date given)
Comment by Holly Richmond at Gristmill
More background from Oxfam.
Oceans Warm More Quickly Than Suspected: Study
AFP
The world’s oceans have warmed 50 percent faster over the last 40 years than previously thought due to climate change, Australian and US climate researchers reported Wednesday.
Higher ocean temperatures expand the volume of water, contributing to a rise in sea levels that is submerging small island nations and threatening to wreak havoc in low-lying, densely-populated delta regions around the globe.
The study, published in the British journal Nature, adds to a growing scientific chorus of warnings about the pace and consequences rising oceans.
(18 June 2008)
As Beaches Creep In, Ownership Disputes Erupt (video)
David Baron, NPR
Global warming is raising the ocean level and moving shorelines landward. With seaside communities at risk of inundation, some scientists say America needs to plan an orderly retreat from the coast. But if you think such a retreat will be easy, consider the saga of one home on the Gulf of Mexico.
The Sand Castle
Surfside, Texas, is a small beach town south of Houston.
(18 June 2008)
