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Kaafu Thulusdhoo. Republic of Maldives

” 99% water + 1% land = The Maldives… ”

In Maldives, over 80% of the land is less than 1 meter above mean sea level. So climate change and associated sea level rise represents a catastrophe in the making for Maldives with potentially devastating consequences for life in the Maldives. Precautionary measures are essential to save the Maldives and many other low lying island states who face similar threats….!!

Newsweek features endangered Maldives… in cover story.
“It might not seem possible for an entire country to sink, but that is exactly what is happening to the Maldives, a nation of 12,000 islands that contain some of the richest marine life in the world. With more than 80 percent of its land less than a meter above sea level, the Maldives are particularly at risk from the rising sea levels caused by global warming. The 2004 tsunami, which devastated the country’s infrastructure, has already erased some tiny atolls and the country’s maps have been redrawn. Conservationists hope to prevent further erosion by regrowing damaged coral reefs.” – Newsweek

A five star resort located on Ari atoll Maldives

“Experience, travel – these are as education in themselves”
“The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”
“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.”
“A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to findit.”
From Flickr.com

The Idyllic beach of Vilu Reef in the Maldives.

Maldives holds the record for being the flattest country in the world, with a maximum natural ground level of only 2.3 m, though in areas where construction exists this has been increased to several metres. Over the last century, sea levels have risen about twenty centimeters (8 in). The ocean is likely to continue rising and this threatens the existence of Maldives.

Dive School Maldives

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