COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Tanzania: Rising Tides Threaten Coastal Towns
Description: Surging Indian Ocean tides have forced hundreds of people in northeast Tanzania's Pangani District to abandon their homes, as higher seas increasingly threaten settlements along East Africa's coastline. Several towns and villages are suffering flooding and intrusions of salt water, which are damaging property and tainting clean water supplies. Scientists and government officials attribute the problem partly to climate change, but crumbling sea defences are also to blame. [Source: AllAfrica]
URL: http://allafrica.com/stories/201203231090.html
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Source: AllAfrica
Publish Date: 3/23/2012
Reading Level: Basic
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