JonS
11-28-2007, 08:07 AM
Wednesday November 28, 2007 3:46 AM
By ZAKKI HAKIM, Associated Press Writer
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's environment minister said Tuesday that global warming was to blame after the capital of Jakarta was partially flooded, forcing thousands of people to flee homes and cutting off a highway to the international airport.
Authorities used pumps to lower water levels, which reached six feet in the worst-hit areas and washed more than a mile inland Monday, said Iskandar, an official at Jakarta's flood crisis center. At least 2,200 houses were inundated, some with chest-deep water.
Read the full story (http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-7109135,00.html)
So what's going to happen to our local spots if the sea level rises dramatically? Is this a genuine concern??
Thoughts?
By ZAKKI HAKIM, Associated Press Writer
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's environment minister said Tuesday that global warming was to blame after the capital of Jakarta was partially flooded, forcing thousands of people to flee homes and cutting off a highway to the international airport.
Authorities used pumps to lower water levels, which reached six feet in the worst-hit areas and washed more than a mile inland Monday, said Iskandar, an official at Jakarta's flood crisis center. At least 2,200 houses were inundated, some with chest-deep water.
Read the full story (http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-7109135,00.html)
So what's going to happen to our local spots if the sea level rises dramatically? Is this a genuine concern??
Thoughts?