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Letter: Fill in Ala Wai to dodge environmental disaster | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

The Ala Wai Canal was built in the 1920s in Waikiki to drain native swamp wetlands for future construction development. The level of the Ala Wai is the same level as the ocean. Since sea levels are projected to rise, then the level of the Ala Wai will rise, too. The saturated ground might affect the structural integrity of tall buildings nearby, just as water levels have affected other structures on Oahu in the past.

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The Gaza Municipality warned of an environmental and health disaster threatening the stricken Strip as a result of the accumulation of thousands of tons of waste between homes, residential neighborhoods and camps for the displaced; due to the inability to remove it. The municipality spokesman, Engineer Asem Al-Nabih, stated that a real disaster threatens the lives of citizens in Gaza City, as more than 170 thousand tons of waste accumulate, with…