US EditionPacific Islanders Won A Landmark Climate Case. Now They Want Countries To Act
Pacific Islanders seek global adherence to the International Court of Justice ruling that mandates all nations limit greenhouse gases to protect vulnerable communities.
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The Pacific won a landmark climate case at the world's top court. Now they want countries to act.
In January 2004, Cyclone Heta pummeled the shores of the island nation of Niue, uprooting trees and flooding homes with 184 mile-per-hour winds and 164-foot waves. As dawn approached, after an intense night, the winds died down, and Coral Pasisi began to worry about her neighbors. The storm had been more violent than she’d expected — a tree had fallen on her roof, and the water was up to her ankles. It was 4 in the morning when she began her dri…
The Pacific won a landmark climate case at the world’s top court. Now they want countries to act.
In January 2004, Cyclone Heta pummeled the shores of the island nation of Niue, uprooting trees and flooding homes with 184 mile-per-hour winds and 164-foot waves. As dawn approached, after an intense night, the winds died down, and Coral Pasisi began to worry about her neighbors. The storm had been more violent than she'd expected - a tree had fallen on her roof, and the water was up to her ankles. It was 4 in the morning when she began her dri…
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