Michael Specter - The Maldives, a string of islands off the coast of India whose highest point above...

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The Maldives, a string of islands off the coast of India whose highest point above sea level is eight feet, may be the first nation to drown. In Alaska, entire towns have begun to shift in the loosening permafrost.

Michael Specter

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Die Malediven, eine Reihe von Inseln vor der Küste Indiens, deren höchster Punkt acht Meter über dem Meeresspiegel liegt, könnte die erste Nation sein, die ertrinkt. In Alaska haben ganze Städte begonnen, sich im Permafrost zu lockern.

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