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    Global Warming's Effect On: Maldives

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    The document summarizes the effects of global warming on the Maldives, a small island nation comprised of nearly 1,200 islands and atolls in the Indian Ocean. Rising sea levels threaten the entire existence of the Maldives as the highest point in the country is only 8 feet above sea level. Past events like unusually high tides in 1987 and the 2004 Asian tsunami caused damage and displaced residents. If ocean levels continue rising as predicted, it could lead to the entire country disappearing under water in the next few years.

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    The document summarizes the effects of global warming on the Maldives, a small island nation comprised of nearly 1,200 islands and atolls in the Indian Ocean. Rising sea levels threaten the entire existence of the Maldives as the highest point in the country is only 8 feet above sea level. Past events like unusually high tides in 1987 and the 2004 Asian tsunami caused damage and displaced residents. If ocean levels continue rising as predicted, it could lead to the entire country disappearing under water in the next few years.

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    The document summarizes the effects of global warming on the Maldives, a small island nation comprised of nearly 1,200 islands and atolls in the Indian Ocean. Rising sea levels threaten the entire existence of the Maldives as the highest point in the country is only 8 feet above sea level. Past events like unusually high tides in 1987 and the 2004 Asian tsunami caused damage and displaced residents. If ocean levels continue rising as predicted, it could lead to the entire country disappearing under water in the next few years.

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    Global Warming's Effect On: Maldives

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    The document summarizes the effects of global warming on the Maldives, a small island nation comprised of nearly 1,200 islands and atolls in the Indian Ocean. Rising sea levels threaten the entire existence of the Maldives as the highest point in the country is only 8 feet above sea level. Past events like unusually high tides in 1987 and the 2004 Asian tsunami caused damage and displaced residents. If ocean levels continue rising as predicted, it could lead to the entire country disappearing under water in the next few years.

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    Global Warming’s Effect on

    Maldives
    Prepared By
    Nitin Jada
    10MBA02
    Class: B
    Location
    Introduction
    • The Maldives is a small nation
    with a spreaded environment
    and a spreaded democracy.
    • The Maldives are comprised of
    nearly 1,200 islands and atolls in
    the Indian Ocean
    • The effects of global warming on
    the Maldives could create a
    unstable situation within the
    country. 
    PAST…
    • In 1987, unusually high tides swept over the
    country and inundated the capital city, Male'.
    • The Asian tsunami of December 26, 2004 killed
    82 people, displaced an additional 12,000 and
    caused extensive damage to the country's
    important tourism industry.
    • The tsunami inflicted $375 million in overall
    damages, $100 million of which included
    damages to resorts. As a result, the Maldives'
    GDP contracted by 3.6 percent in 2005
    REASON
    • Global Warming.
    All of the islands of the Maldives are extremely
    sensitive to rising ocean levels. Indeed, the country's
    highest point is only 8 feet above sea level..

    • Along with rising sea levels, increased beach erosion,


    more powerful storms, higher storm surges, and
    threats to biodiversity are among the major
    threatens to the Maldives due to climate change
    over the coming decades
    EFFECTS
    • Rising ocean levels threaten the entire
    existence of the Maldives. In turn, the ocean
    threatens the habitat of every human, plant,
    and land animal in the country.

    • Humans could be easily relocated to other


    neighboring countries, but preventing bio-
    diversity and species loss would be difficult.
    • Cataloging each animal and plant in the country
    would be costly and time-consuming.
    Furthermore, introducing those plants and
    animals to a new ecosystem could also be
    problematic and upset the natural balance of that
    ecosystem.

    • The newly-introduced plants and animals could


    become invasive or the domestic plants and
    animals could eradicate those "rescued" from the
    sinking Maldives.
    Future
    • The Intergovernmental Panel on
    Climate Change (IPCC) estimates
    that average global sea levels will
    rise between 0.09m and 0.37m
    per year.
    • Human-induced global warming is
    causing glaciers and polar ice- caps
    to melt, leading to a rise in ocean
    levels. If ocean levels rose enough,
    the entire country will disappear
    under water in next few years.
    Thank You…
    To participate to reduce global warming

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