http://www.metafilter.com/3760// Comments on MetaFilter post Comments on 3760 Fri, 20 Oct 2000 03:42:38 -0800 Fri, 20 Oct 2000 03:42:38 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/3760/ <a href="http://pidp.ewc.hawaii.edu/pireport/2000/October/10-19-07.htm">Takuu, an atoll community in Papua New Guinea, threatened by rising sea levels<br></a> I don't know what to make of it, but I've heard similarly dire fates predicted for minor islands of Oceania, if present trends continue into the next 50 years. post:www.metafilter.com,2000:site.3760 Thu, 19 Oct 2000 10:27:12 -0800 rschram brokenlink Takuu atoll PapuaNewGuinea NewGuinea SeaLevel GlobalWarming Oceania Polynesia MortlockIslands Mortlock http://www.metafilter.com/3760/#24878 The most tragic part of all of it is:- <i>Takuu people retained their culture and right up until last year they had held out against Christian missionaries. Now, in the face of a doomsday scenario, fundamentalist evangelists have gotten on the island. </i> comment:www.metafilter.com,2000:site.3760-24878 Fri, 20 Oct 2000 03:42:38 -0800 Markb