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Saturday, December 12, 2015

Pacific's A-bomb refugees now face climate threat

Pacific's A-bomb refugees now face climate threat Majuro (AFP) Marshall Islands (AFP) Dec 11, 2015 - Almost 70 years ago, the people of Bikini Atoll left their homes to allow US nuclear testing, now the Pacific islanders' descendants say they must move again - because climate change has rendered their new home uninhabitable. Many of those Bikinians moved to Kili Island, which is 800 kilometres (500 miles) away but still part of the Marshall Islands archipelago. The tiny stretch of la ... morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/Pacifics_A-bomb_refugees_now_face_climate_threat_999.html

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