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Facing Oblivion, Island Nation Makes Big Sacrifice
Damien1972 writes "Kiribati, a small nation consisting of 33 Pacific island atolls, is forecast to be among the first countries swamped by rising sea levels. Nevertheless, the country recently made an astounding commitment: it closed over 150,000 square miles of its territory to fishing, an activity that accounts for nearly half the government's tax revenue. What moved the tiny country to take this monumental action? President Anote Tong, says Kiribati is sending a message to the world: 'We need to make sacrifices to provide a future for our children and grandchildren.'"
so we wait until they drown and then fish?
Wait, they're cannibals? I guess that explains why they can get by without fishing.
Think bigger... Masturbate to support global climate change!
Then I guess we can fish there.
Which is why Africa is doing so w... wait. What?
THL phish sticks
Having RTFA
This is simply unacceptable behaviour.
The claim about the island by India/Bangladesh was discussed here on /. recently and was shown to be total bunk.
Well, if that was established in a discussion on Slashdot then I don't think there's anything more to be said on the matter. Talk about citation overkill! There's a monk out back with a ladder.
Worse, by taking fish out of the water, you make the water level go down (see Archimedes' principle), counteracting rising sea levels.
A fishing ban will only make the sea rise faster.
Fish stocks haven't gone down, it's a global liberal conspiracy which has altered all historic records ... just like with global temperature records (everyone knows that not only is there no AGW, there is no global warming period).
You fool! You'll cause an ice age!
No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
Most people do not consider India, China and Brazil as the major industrial powers of the world (although you could certainly make the argument that they are).
When you see it, you'll shit BRICs.
I just knew something was fishy when they said they want more "tourists".
Fuck systemd. Fuck Redhat. Fuck Soylent, too. Wait, scratch the last one.
"every action is important"
...The Kirabati can become the "Jews of the Sea." Hmm... that doesn't sound so appealing after all.
It really depends whether that will turn out to be atollers, drifters, smokers or...Ichthyus sapiens.
One that hath name thou can not otter
Actually it's a very good idea.
The first ark ship will be for the important people. You know - politicians, RIAA and MPAA executives, and of course plenty of lawyers.
Those will actual technical ability and the necessary skills will stay behind to continue work on the second ark ship, which will be faster and arrive before the fist so that the colony can be up and running by the time the important people arrive.
Trust me, it will all work out just fine since telephone sanitizers are classified as technical specialists and will be shipping out on the second ark.
Whatever everyone knows that global warming will create ultra slow tsunamis and that the islands aren't growing that's just the water getting pulled back before the big wave.
Supposed to pile it ontop of the land area to make the land rise higher! Just look to Haiti as an example of a pile of shit rising out of the Sea!