Tuesday 24 March 2015

Radiation, climate force Bikini Islanders to seek US refuge

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Radiation, climate force Bikini Islanders to seek US refuge
Majuro (AFP) Marshall Islands (AFP) March 22, 2015 - A tiny central Pacific community, forced to evacuate their homes because of US nuclear testing, are now demanding refuge in the United States as they face a new threat from climate change. "We want to relocate to the United States," Nishma Jamore, mayor of the atoll of Bikini, said on the weekend as Pacific waters continued to eat away at the small Kili and Ejit islands in the far-flung Mars ... more


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