2,000 Indonesian Islands
May Disappear By 2030
YOGYAKARTA, May 23 (Bernama) -- Some 2000 islands in Indonesia may disappear by 2030 due to expected rise in the sea level, according to Yogyakarta Meteorology and Geophysics Office chief Jaya Murjaya.
"Up to 2030, the sea level will rise by eight to 29cm and engulf around 2,000 islands in Indonesia," he told a national geographic seminar at the Yogyakarta State University here today.
The disappearance of the islands and the rise in the sea level would also reduce the width of Indonesia`s land territory, the state news agency, Antara, quoted Jaya as saying.
He said accumulation of global warming in the atmosphere and thinning of the ozone layer would contribute to the rise in temperature on the earth's surface.
"According to research, illegal human activities have contributed to the rise in the earth`s temperature caused by an increase in the concentration of gas emissions," he said.
He said global warming would also change the system of air circulation not only on the earth`s surface but also in the atmosphere.
Global warming would cause the ice layers at the North and South poles to melt and this in turn would lead to a continuous rise in the sea level, he added.
- BERNAMA
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May Disappear By 2030
YOGYAKARTA, May 23 (Bernama) -- Some 2000 islands in Indonesia may disappear by 2030 due to expected rise in the sea level, according to Yogyakarta Meteorology and Geophysics Office chief Jaya Murjaya.
"Up to 2030, the sea level will rise by eight to 29cm and engulf around 2,000 islands in Indonesia," he told a national geographic seminar at the Yogyakarta State University here today.
The disappearance of the islands and the rise in the sea level would also reduce the width of Indonesia`s land territory, the state news agency, Antara, quoted Jaya as saying.
He said accumulation of global warming in the atmosphere and thinning of the ozone layer would contribute to the rise in temperature on the earth's surface.
"According to research, illegal human activities have contributed to the rise in the earth`s temperature caused by an increase in the concentration of gas emissions," he said.
He said global warming would also change the system of air circulation not only on the earth`s surface but also in the atmosphere.
Global warming would cause the ice layers at the North and South poles to melt and this in turn would lead to a continuous rise in the sea level, he added.
- BERNAMA
http://www.bernama.com
2 comments:
Panggilan Pulau II
(Death Throes)
Hey Dude!
the islands are sinking!
the islands are sinking!
the islands are sinking!
and the boats put out to sea
29cm and islands disappearing
soosh, might as well sell
the sand,then, if you can
but that is the dig, isn' it?
Jaya Murjaya a sandman middleman?
and blame it all on the weather
whatever
the islands are sinking!
the islands are sinking!
the islands are sinking!
and the boats put out to sea
Bung Mika
Tq. The poem hopefully will also be read by the Indonesians, especially the sand middleman!!
Ron
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