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Will the Maldives disappear below ocean level in the next few decades?
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Why is the sea level rising in the Maldives?
It's rising everywhere around the globe, but the Maldives is very much affected because it's at sea level
How are the sea rises in the Maldives threatening?
The Maldives are a group of low lying atolls. Any increase in sea level may swamp and make uninhabitable some or even all of the Maldives.
What was the U.S. sugar price in 1999?
In October 1999, the U.S. sugar price had fallen below 19 cents a pound, its lowest level in decades
Which island may drown due sea level rising?
Kiribati. The Maldives.
Why are the Maldives liable to flooding?
The highest point on the Maldives is 7 feet 10 inches above sea level, with an average elevation of 4 feet 11 inches.
What challenges does Maldives face?
It is my belief that the Maldives are under threat from coral reef bleaching ,sea level rising,depletion of fresh water supplies and global warming.
How low-lying are the Maldives?
highest point like 2.3 meters ASL (above sea level)
Which is a higher elevation 40 feet below sea level or 14 feet below sea level?
40 feet below sea level is the answer
Why sugar disappear in after withot raising the level of solution?
I don't know very difficult
What city is the lowest lying national capital in the world?
The lowest national capital could be Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, on the shore of the Caspian Sea, 28 m (92 feet) below sea level.* The city of Jericho on the Dead Sea is the "capital" of the Jericho Governate, and has an elevation of 846 feet (258 meters) below sea level.
Is Belgium below sea level?
If Belgium was below sea level, it would be underwater.
What do you think low land height means for the maldives?
The fact that Maldives will meet its watery grave in about a century is not surprising, considering that the highest point on this island nation is just 2.4 meters or 7.8 feet above sea level. More importantly, its average height is just 1.5 meters above sea level, which means that a rise of just 1.5 meters in the ocean level will submerge 80 percent of the island.lThe government of Maldives has acknowledged the threat and has started working on the mission to save their land from the encroaching sea, but with a gross domestic product (GDP) of $1.713 billion (according to the report by International Monetary Fund, as of 2008), there is nothing much this island nation can do against the herculean water body. Read more at Buzzle:
