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Pacific island sea levels rising faster than global average, WMO says

Pacific island sea levels rising faster than global average, WMO says

Sea levels in the South-West Pacific are rising faster than the global average, threatening low-lying islands while heat damages marine ecosystems, the U.N. meteorological agency said on Friday.

Half of Mekong Delta permanently submerged with 100cm sea level rise

Half of Mekong Delta permanently submerged with 100cm sea level rise

The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has painted a dire picture for the Mekong Delta, saying half of it will go under water if the sea level rises by 100cm.

Dammed, doomed: the Mekong Delta story

Dammed, doomed: the Mekong Delta story

People await life-giving floods to return the delta to its former glory. The wait is futile.

June 17, 2018 | 04:42 pm PT

Households evacuated in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta amid rising erosion risk

Households evacuated in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta amid rising erosion risk

Just five days earlier, land erosion in Ca Mau Province sank three houses and badly damaged another.

June 16, 2018 | 10:40 pm PT

Vietnam 2100: A very bleak weather report

Vietnam 2100: A very bleak weather report

Hoi An? Gone. The Mekong Delta? Good luck keeping half of that. If we don't change.

November 1, 2016 | 11:00 am PT

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