Final Blog
The Maldives is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean consisting of over a thousand islands (two hundred inhabited). Over the last hundred years this country has experienced minor natural hazards here and there. However, in recent years, global warming has sped up two specific hazards that pose the greatest risk to the country as a whole. Coastal erosion and droughts are two serious hazards that the Maldives are constantly working to mitigate. As sea waters warm and rise, that water has nowhere to go but towards land, effectively resulting in loss of land, and considering these small islands are barely a meter above sea level, all land is of value. Change in the ocean and the earth's warming has begun to change weather patterns, especially the rainy seasons for this country. The Maldives has very limited groundwater sources, meaning they rely on rainwater as their main source.This has led to various diseases, food/water scarcity, illnesses, etc. I feel these are priorities considering...