Easter Island is critically vulnerable to rising ocean levels. (The New York Times, 3/15/2018)
On Rapa Nui, the Polynesian name of this island, much of which has been recognized as a Unesco world heritage site, both the future and the past are threatened.
The island’s economy hangs in the balance. The archaeological sites are the backbone of the main industry: tourism. Last year, this island with only 6,000 residents attracted more than 100,000 visitors. Easter Island’s hotels, restaurants and tour businesses take in more than $70 million every year.
Source: Easter Island Travel
Previous climate change as a matter of fact posts:
Africa
Cape Town, South Africa. (1/31/2018)
Kenya. (7/23/2017)
Asia
Rising seas + draining underground aquifers = Jakarta disaster. (12/22/2017)
Australia and the Pacific
Green sea turtles of the Great Barrier Reef. (1/11/2018)
Kiribati. (7/6/2016)
Europe
Portugal. (6/19/2017)
The Netherlands. (6/19/2017)
North America
Gulf of Maine. (3/8/2018)
Jean Lafitte, Louisiana. (2/26/2018)
Lodi, Wisconsin. (2/3/2018)
Maine shrimp season. (12/27/2017)
California fires. (12/8/2017)
Wisconsin. (11/16/2017)
Hampton Roads, Virginia. (11/4/2017)
Georgia peach orchards. (9/18/2017)
Northeast U.S. pine forests. (8/29/2017)
Tangier Island, Virginia. (8/25/2017)
South of the Arctic Circle in Alaska. (8/25/2017)
New Orleans. (8/12/2017)
Mexico City. (2/19/2017)
Kansas. (1/29/2017)
Moose of Maine. (1/21/2017)
Florida Keys. (1/14/2017)
California wine country. (1/11/2017)
Kaktovik, Alaska. (12/20/2016)
Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park. (7/7/2016)
Polar regions
North Pole. (2/28/2018)
Beavers migrate to Arctic. (12/24 /2017)
Shrinking sea ice in the Arctic Ocean. (12/14/2017)
Emaciated polar bear. (12/9/2017)
South America
Peru. (11/26/2017)
Brazil. (6/8/2017)
Bolivia. (7/11/2016)
Peru, (5/21/2016)
U.S. Military
Military experts sound an alarm. (3/1/2018)
U.S. military bases around the world. (1/8/2018)
U.S. Department of Defense. (12/16/2017)
U.S. military bases. (9/22/2017)
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