Report from Tuvalu, a Country Sinking Below the Waves
Tuvalu -- a small country in the South Pacific Ocean known worldwide for images in the media of waves washing away at the roots of palm trees on its beaches -- is now regarded among Japanese people as a tragedy of an island nation sinking into the sea and synonymous with being a victim of global warming. On the other hand, people, particularly the skeptics of global warming, claim that "Tuvalu is not sinking, but even if it is sinking, it is not because of global warming."
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The chief executive of Japan for Sustainability, Junko Edahiro, visited Tuvalu and wrote for the May 2010 issue of "Nikkei Ecology," a Japanese magazine covering topics of business and the environment. Here's her report.
