China sent a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, a low-lying nation threatened by rising seas.
China has sent over a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, a low-lying archipelago threatened by rising seas. The consignment of mineral water, packed into 90 sea containers, was a gift from Yan Jinhai, the chairman of the Xizang Autonomous Region, or Tibet, and arrived in the capital Male. The Maldives, an Indian Ocean nation with 1,192 tiny coral islands, is on the frontlines of the climate crisis, with salt levels seeping into the land and corrupting potable water, leaving it dependent on desalination plants. Scientists say that glaciers in the Himalayas are melting faster than ever due to climate change.
March 28, 2024
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