2010年5月9日星期日

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


Rising sea levels threaten Taiwan (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2010 08:28 PM PDT

File picture of rescuers searching for residents trapped by the rising flood waters sparked by typhoon Morakot in Pingtung, southern Taiwan last year. The authorities have started drafting the island's first climate change whitepaper, which aims to come up with comprehensive measures to prevent natural disasters caused by rising temperatures.(AFP/Sam Yeh)AFP - When worshippers built a temple for the goddess Matsu in south Taiwan 300 years ago, they chose a spot they thought would be at a safe remove from the ocean. They did not count on global warming.


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