Climate Change


Make no mistake about it.  Confronted by rising sea levels; threats to life sustaining coral reef systems and mangroves; ever powerful cyclones and a myriad of other spectors, Fiji is on the front lines of the climate change.

So what are the experts saying?  Check out this series of "Climate Connection" reports from National Public Radio in the USA that have focused on climate change and how this is impacting the residents of Fiji.

Heading for Hills May Be Only Option on Fiji

Heading for Hills May Be Only Option on Fiji. In the Pacific Islands, scientists and villagers alike are seeing signs of change. There's less rainfall, the ocean is reaching farther...

 

Fiji's Mangroves, Coral Under Assault

The climate witness program set up by the World Wildlife Fund to recruit people to watch for signs of climate change. The program encourages villagers to record changes in their environment, such as increased storm surges and bleached coral. There's plenty of change to observe in Fiji..

 

Pacific Island Cultures Brace for Climate Change

No matter where you are in Fiji, the world's largest ocean is nearby. When currents and weather patterns change in the Pacific, Fijians say they feel it. Although rising ocean waters — on average only a few centimeters during the past century — may not be obvious, the effects of climate change are seen in other ways...

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