Mr Worf, through years of living, I've learnt one thing. Hew-mons don't share well.
On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > It was a very beautiful place. Why they couldn't share it I dunno. > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Martin Baxter > <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> "sent". Pardon me. Long day at the screen. >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Martin Baxter >> <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Mother Nature send both parties an n-mail (nature-mail). >>> >>> "It's *mine*, suckers!" >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Keith Johnson < >>> keithbjohn...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal disappears into sea >>>> By NIRMALA GEORGE, Associated Press Writer Nirmala George, Associated >>>> Press Writer – Wed Mar 24, 9:29 am ET >>>> >>>> NEW DELHI – For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over >>>> control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal. Now rising sea >>>> levels have resolved the dispute for them: the island's gone. >>>> >>>> New Moore Island in the Sunderbans has been completely submerged, said >>>> oceanographer Sugata Hazra, a professor at Jadavpur University in >>>> Calcutta. Its disappearance has been confirmed by satellite imagery and >>>> sea patrols, he said. >>>> >>>> "What these two countries could not achieve from years of talking, has >>>> been resolved by global warming," said Hazra. >>>> >>>> Scientists at the School of Oceanographic Studies at the university have >>>> noted an alarming increase in the rate at which sea levels have risen over >>>> the past decade in the Bay of Bengal. >>>> >>>> Until 2000, the sea levels rose about 3 millimeters (0.12 inches) a >>>> year, but over the last decade they have been rising about 5 millimeters >>>> (0.2 inches) annually, he said. >>>> >>>> Another nearby island, Lohachara, was submerged in 1996, forcing its >>>> inhabitants to move to the mainland, while almost half the land of >>>> Ghoramara >>>> island was underwater, he said. At least 10 other islands in the area were >>>> at risk as well, Hazra said. >>>> >>>> "We will have ever larger numbers of people displaced from the >>>> Sunderbans as more island areas come under water," he said. >>>> >>>> Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation of 150 million people, is one of >>>> the countries worst-affected by global warming. Officials estimate 18 >>>> percent of Bangladesh's coastal area will be underwater and 20 million >>>> people will be displaced if sea levels rise 1 meter (3.3 feet) by 2050 as >>>> projected by some climate models. >>>> >>>> India and Bangladesh both claimed the empty New Moore Island, which is >>>> about 3.5 kilometers (2 miles) long and 3 kilometers (1.5 miles) wide. >>>> Bangladesh referred to the island as South Talpatti. >>>> >>>> There were no permanent structures on New Moore, but India sent some >>>> paramilitary soldiers to its rocky shores in 1981 to hoist its national >>>> flag. >>>> >>>> The demarcation of the maritime boundary — and who controls the >>>> remaining islands — remains an open issue between the two South Asian >>>> neighbors, despite the disappearance of New Moore, said an official in >>>> India's foreign ministry, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he >>>> was >>>> not authorized to speak on international disputes. >>>> >>>> Bangladesh officials were not available for comment Wednesday. >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > >
