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Bangkok May Become First Coastal Megacity To Relocate To Higher Ground

by Joseph Tohill on 11/28/2011

in Earth,Politics

Bangkok area in flood

After months of flooding ravaged the city of Bangkok, lawmakers in Thailand have decided to submit a motion to discuss building a second capital or moving Bangkok to higher ground. According to Sataporn Maneerat, a Puea Thai party MP, “another 19 Puea Thai MPs and I have signed and submitted a motion to parliament to [...]

IPCC Draft Report Reveals More Extreme Weather Events In The Future

by Joseph Tohill November 3, 2011
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A recent draft report from the world’s leading climate scientists reveals that the Earth will experience more severe weather events in the future due to climate change. While this news may not come as a surprise to many, this particular analysis of climate change marks a new chapter for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [...]

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