The Reality of Climate Change, 5 Nations At The Brink of Submersion[Photos]

Climate change is a reality we can no longer deny - the global warming, the melting ice, the rising water bodies, these facts have become everyday reality. The five islands listed below are the most affected so far. 

Seychelles

One hundred and fifty-five islands make up the Seychelles, but 90 percent of the 80,000 citizens live on the big island, Mahe. While Mahe’s highest point, Morne Seychellois, reaches an impressive height of 905 meters, it is a large granite formation surrounded by thick vegetation. Most of the island’s inhabitants, and the only airport, are along the coastline, which is only 30 feet above sea level. The next closest airport is over 1,000 miles away (Zanzibar or Madagascar), making it a chore to get supplies to the island.

Photos: Alberto Pizzoli/Getty Images

Kiribati

Most of Kiribati’s 32 atolls and one coral island are less than six feet above sea level, with the highest point in the entire island-chain being only nine feet above the Pacific Ocean. Kiribati President Anote Tong is trying to purchase land in Fiji to relocate more than 110,000 people

Maldives

At just less than five feet above sea level, the Maldives is the planet’s lowest-lying country. To make matters worse, its highest point is only three feet above sea level.

The nation experienced extensive damage from the Sumatra earthquake. According to the Guardian: “The wave that struck the Maldives was barely a metre high, but it killed 82 people, displaced 12,000 more and inflicted $375m of damage.”

The situation in the Maldives is so dire that former President Mohamed Nasheed was looking to buy land in Australia in order to relocate his 300,000 countrymen and women.

Photos: Michel Renaudeau/Getty Images

 

Marshall Islands

Located north of Kiribati, the Marshall Islands is an island country of over 1,156 islands, islets, and coral

Tuvalu

With a population of less than 11,000 people, Tuvalu—which is composed of three reef islands and six atolls in the Pacific—is the third least populous sovereign nation in the world. Since its most populous parts are only six feet above sea level—with its highest elevation reaching only 15 feet above sea level—most of the island is built on stilts. The most pressing problem for Tuvalu is the diminishing amount of fresh water on its ten square miles of land.

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A patient being evacuated from the National Hospital, Abuja by her relations as a result of the on-going doctors' strike

 

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Deeper Life Church members disagree with Kumuyi over anti-Christmas statement

Certain members of the Deeper Life Bible Church, were seen attending other churches yesterday, to partake in the Christmas celebration with other Christians.

This may be as a result of the position taken by the General Superintendent of the church, Pastor William Kumuyi, on the celebration of Christmas.

Kumuyi had caused a bit of a stir earlier this week when he reportedly condemned the celebration of Christmas, describing it as idolatry.

However, his opinion has generated a number of reactions across all spheres of the Christian fold.

According to reports:

A popular media personality and member of the church, who did not want his name mentioned, was spotted at the St. Barnabas Anglican Church Cathedral, Murtala Road, Ilorin, where he had gone to worship with members of his family as a way of protesting the position of his General Overseer.
Another member of the church also told the newsmen that he worshiped for the first time in 20 years at the Emmanuel Baptist Church, Sabo Oke in Ilorin, because of the pronouncement of the Deeper Life Church general overseer, which he did not agree with.
His words; “I was born into Baptist Mission; I attended Baptist schools in my younger days and got my childhood Christian upbringing as a Baptist. I feel bad that a man of God that I so much revered could say such a thing about our Lord Jesus Christ even in the open.
“If that position is not retracted, I may not say yet, what will be my decision as a member.”
Meanwhile it was observed yesterday that doors to many Deeper Life Churches in Ilorin, the state capital, were closed while the traditional campground of the church at Eiyenkorin was deserted when it was visited.
Sources revealed that the customary camping that used to spread to the early hours of December 26, was suddenly cut short on Sunday and members were instructed to go back home.
The Christmas celebration was, however, very peaceful in Ilorin yesterday though with the presence of armed security men in major churches.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the state, Olufemi Fabode, while speaking with journalists confirmed that the command increased the presence of its personnel around the churches in town to ensure a smooth and safe celebration.
According to him, the combined men of the usual patrol vans and the newly inaugurated ‘Operation Harmony’ were drafted out to complement security arrangement in the city while the number of patrols at night were also increased to include several stop and search spots at many locations during the night.

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Comedienne Princess And Husband End Marriage After 7 Months

Popular comedian Damilola Adekoya AKA Princess has confirmed that her marriage to Adeshola Jeremiah has sadly come to an end. The two got married in May 2013 and she confirmed that the 7 months marriage ended due to irreconcilable differences; Read what she told TheNETng:

Yes my marriage has ended due to irreconcilable differences. We have been having issues since the wedding but we still remained together hoping that we would be able to work it out. But apparently, we couldn’t work it out, hence the reason for our separation. We actually ended it several months ago, but we didn’t want to make it public. I’m sure God knows best

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