Unless the world starts taking climate change seriously and cuts greenhouse emissions, Maldives could become uninhabitable this century. President Gayoom has been telling the world for 20 years that his cluster of 1,200 islands dotted across 500 miles off sea of southern India is imperiled by climate change. "Time is running out for us," President Gayoom told Reuters in an interview. "Global warming and sea-level rise pose a clear and present danger for the Maldives and its people." United Nations climate panel has been forecasting world sea levels likely to rise by up to 59 cm (2 ft) by 2100 due to global warming. Read the Full Article Here>>

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