NY Times scoop: Carteret Islands expected to be under water by 2015

If a Country Sinks Beneath the Sea, Is It Still a Country? - NYTimes.com

The Carteret Islanders of Papua New Guinea could be some of the world's first climate "refugees." The land is expected to be under water by 2015, and Papua New Guinea's mission to the United Nations has already announced it would evacuate the approximately 2,000 islanders to Bougainville Island -- about a four-hour boat ride away.

Flashback: Papua New Guinea: If this is really CO2-induced apocalypse, why are the people "fleeing" so very very slowly?

MARK COLVIN: The story of Papua New Guinea's sinking Carteret Islands has made headlines around the world.
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CHARLES TSIVI (translated): I saw the population was increasing, as well as that strong winds blow the waves onto the land and spoils the food gardens.