Majuro: The Marshall Islands, island nation in the South Pacific was cleaning up on Wednesday after widespread flooding after hurricanes and tidal waves were blamed on rising seas caused by climate change. inundation,
The Marshall Islands, the Solomon Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia all reported flooding, with reports that remote parts of Vanuatu were also affected by the rising waters.
“The Government of the Federated States of Micronesia has been apprised of widespread saltwater flooding across the country’s islands as a result of the ongoing king tides and storms,” the President David Panuelo said in a statement.
“The government has received several requests from citizens seeking support.”
In Majuro’s capital, the Marshall Islands, sea water rose above the boulder barrier and covered stretches of road to the airport before receding to a depth of 50 centimeters (20 in).
Solomon Islands police have issued a warning to residents to stay away from overflowing rivers and streams.
Climate researcher Murray Ford said the flooding in Marshall was due to a combination of inclement weather, high tides, a La Nia weather pattern and a long-term rise in sea levels, widely linked to global warming.
“Such an event would have been relatively harmless in the 1990s, but sea levels are much higher today than they were before,” University of Auckland The academic told AFP.
“Sea level rise is increasing the frequency and magnitude of these types of events.”
Ford said tidal measurement instruments installed at Majuro in the early 1990s showed that sea level had risen by an average of 4.8 millimeters (0.2 inches) annually.
Majuro resident and former chief secretary of the Marshall Islands said, “Unfortunately, with the continued rise in sea level, these flood events will become more frequent, more widespread and far more severe. We must plan and prepare for this now.” should do.” ben graham,
Prashant’s low islands Countries are among the worst affected by climate change, some of which are at risk of being hit entirely by rising seas.
They are also threatened by increasingly powerful cyclones, while droughts and floods are becoming more common across the region as the weather changes from one extreme to the next.
The Marshall Islands, the Solomon Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia all reported flooding, with reports that remote parts of Vanuatu were also affected by the rising waters.
“The Government of the Federated States of Micronesia has been apprised of widespread saltwater flooding across the country’s islands as a result of the ongoing king tides and storms,” the President David Panuelo said in a statement.
“The government has received several requests from citizens seeking support.”
In Majuro’s capital, the Marshall Islands, sea water rose above the boulder barrier and covered stretches of road to the airport before receding to a depth of 50 centimeters (20 in).
Solomon Islands police have issued a warning to residents to stay away from overflowing rivers and streams.
Climate researcher Murray Ford said the flooding in Marshall was due to a combination of inclement weather, high tides, a La Nia weather pattern and a long-term rise in sea levels, widely linked to global warming.
“Such an event would have been relatively harmless in the 1990s, but sea levels are much higher today than they were before,” University of Auckland The academic told AFP.
“Sea level rise is increasing the frequency and magnitude of these types of events.”
Ford said tidal measurement instruments installed at Majuro in the early 1990s showed that sea level had risen by an average of 4.8 millimeters (0.2 inches) annually.
Majuro resident and former chief secretary of the Marshall Islands said, “Unfortunately, with the continued rise in sea level, these flood events will become more frequent, more widespread and far more severe. We must plan and prepare for this now.” should do.” ben graham,
Prashant’s low islands Countries are among the worst affected by climate change, some of which are at risk of being hit entirely by rising seas.
They are also threatened by increasingly powerful cyclones, while droughts and floods are becoming more common across the region as the weather changes from one extreme to the next.
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