Save Island Nations

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Wade M. Norris

Environmentalist, activist, sailor, festival & event producer, fundraiser, rock band singer, documentarian, politico, filmmaker, podcaster, therapist/counselor, and writer are among the many titles Wade M. Norris has held throughout the years. But above all, he is an empath and passionate human being first.

Since the summer of 2008 he has been a strong advocate for Pacific Islanders and indigenous people living on low-lying islands across the globe. He has covered their plight and served as a voice for those who are being hit the hardest by the effects of climate change and sea level rise, yet, they have the least to do with it. 

From The Blog

North Carolina funded to lead in Sea Level rise research

Many of us have some information from the scientific community about the changes caused by global warming. Growing up in North Carolina, one can see the changes of sea level rise over a 10-20 year period quite easily. North Carolina is home to some of the most unique and fragile land formations in the coastal area, the Outerbanks. About the

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Carribean Islands to wash away?

Trinidad and Tobago Express Troubling concern Sunday, April 26th 2009 Prof Bhawan Singh agreed with much of what Chu had to say but thought his comments of the Caribbean islands being washed away “somewhat strong”. But he pointed to a troubling finding: Sea-level rise in the Gulf of Paria appeared to be happening faster than the global average, which indicated

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PBS program “Now” features Kiribati, effects of sea level rise

Paradise Lost . NOW on PBSJust this week, a top UN official predicted that by the middle of this century, the world should expect six million people a year to be displaced by increasingly severe storms and floods caused by climate change. But for many island nations in the South Pacific, climate change is already more than just a theory–it

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BBC: Americas on alert for sea level rise

By James Painter BBC Latin America analyst Climate change experts in North and South America are increasingly worried by the potentially devastating implications of higher estimates for possible sea level rises. The Americas have until now been seen as less vulnerable than other parts of the world like low-lying Pacific islands, Vietnam or Bangladesh. But the increase in the ranges

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“Once set in motion, sea-level rise is impossible to stop”

GLOBAL: Getting to the bottom of sea-level rise 10 Mar 2009 18:19:38 GMT Source: IRIN Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author’s alone. JOHANNESBURG, 10 March 2009 (IRIN) – In the past few months, newspapers across the globe have been flooded with a

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Science News cover article on endangered islands

“The Maldives and Kiribati highlight a hidden challenge for coping with climate change. It’s not just about slowing the emissions of greenhouse gases. It’s also about figuring out what to do for localities threatened with the possibility of extinction from rising ocean waters. “They are like the canary in the coal mine in terms of the dramatic impact of climate

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