Imagine living in a country that has no fresh water? Well, it's happening in the Pacific. Some countries there have run out of fresh water.
Tokelau and Tuvala have no water. Parts of Samoa are also running out of water. Rising sea-levels and changing weather patterns have left some countries in the South Pacific with no fresh water. New Zealand and the US are sending bottled water and a tanker is sailing with a load of fresh water to Tuvalu. The Red Cross has donated two desalination machines.
States of Emergency have been declared in Tuvalu and Tokelau, and water rationing has been introduced in the parts of Samoa affected by the water crisis; they still have a few weeks supply left.
There seems to be minimal discussion about what can be done long-term. Even when (or if) the rains come in December, the old underground sources of freshwater are now permanently contaminated by rising sea levels. Plants are failing to grow and there are reports of animals dying after drinking from contaminated water sources.
This part of the world is in serious trouble.
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1726649
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/04/south-pacific-water-shortage-climate-change_n_993836.html
States of Emergency have been declared in Tuvalu and Tokelau, and water rationing has been introduced in the parts of Samoa affected by the water crisis; they still have a few weeks supply left.
There seems to be minimal discussion about what can be done long-term. Even when (or if) the rains come in December, the old underground sources of freshwater are now permanently contaminated by rising sea levels. Plants are failing to grow and there are reports of animals dying after drinking from contaminated water sources.
This part of the world is in serious trouble.
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1726649 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/04/south-pacific-water-shortage-climate-change_n_993836.html
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