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Card in from the S. Pacific.
- Thread starter DXman
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Great catch, Larry. I like to see all of those cards you've been collecting over the years.
Larry (from N.Washington State) and I (near the Central Coast of California) were talking for about some 20 minutes last night- as long as skip conditions permitted.
As we were talking last night Larry, I thought about what you said about Kiribati Island and what is happening there. This is also affecting many other islands around the world at the same time. Kiribati is only one extreme example of the rising level of ocean water, as it has a high point of only ~15m above sea level. For those who are unaware of what I am talking about, the islanders of Kiribati are relocating due to the fact that they cannot live there any more within the next 50 years; the sea will have overtaken this island where some 100,000 people live. At least for now, many still do but are leaving.
Think the Maldive Islands will be the first group reclaimed by the sea:
". . . Maldives is the lowest country in the world, with a maximum natural ground level of only 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in), with the average being only 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above sea level."-wikipedia
Sources:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kr.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mv.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIG7vt1ZPKE
Sooooo . . . get some DX cards while one still can folks!
Larry (from N.Washington State) and I (near the Central Coast of California) were talking for about some 20 minutes last night- as long as skip conditions permitted.
As we were talking last night Larry, I thought about what you said about Kiribati Island and what is happening there. This is also affecting many other islands around the world at the same time. Kiribati is only one extreme example of the rising level of ocean water, as it has a high point of only ~15m above sea level. For those who are unaware of what I am talking about, the islanders of Kiribati are relocating due to the fact that they cannot live there any more within the next 50 years; the sea will have overtaken this island where some 100,000 people live. At least for now, many still do but are leaving.
Think the Maldive Islands will be the first group reclaimed by the sea:
". . . Maldives is the lowest country in the world, with a maximum natural ground level of only 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in), with the average being only 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above sea level."-wikipedia
Sources:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kr.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mv.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIG7vt1ZPKE
Sooooo . . . get some DX cards while one still can folks!
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Nice cards.....
rare dx is what its all about.....just got my radio back so now to see what ive been missing for the last 5 months!!!!! condition here in south texas seem to be more south and west than a few months back. Europe is not coming in this morning? may be conditions.
rare dx is what its all about.....just got my radio back so now to see what ive been missing for the last 5 months!!!!! condition here in south texas seem to be more south and west than a few months back. Europe is not coming in this morning? may be conditions. 