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The Maldives is famous as a tourist destination because of its pleasant weather, heavenly beaches and lagoons, luxurious holiday resorts and the peace-loving people. The Maldives was ranked as the best country for beautiful beaches and facilities for recreation in 2008.
The Maldives is well known for being the lowest country in the world. Unfortunately, this small country with idyllic natural beauty is under threat from rising sea levels due to global warming. Most of the country is just 1.5 metres above sea level with the highest point of 2.3 metres! Many predictions have been made with respect to Maldives being swept away by the rising water level in the Indian Ocean. When the power tsunami of 2004 hit the island nation, many of the island's dry parts were flooded by the sea water. The government of the Maldives has begun to purchase land from nearby countries for resettling its people in case the islands go under water!
In order to highlight the threats of global warming to its low lying islands, the government of Maldives held a cabinet meeting underwater in 2009. That was the first ever underwater cabinet meeting in the world. The meeting took place about 5 meter underwater, in a blue-green lagoon on a small island. While underwater, the cabinet signed a document calling on all nations to cut their carbon emissions.
The Maldives is a remarkable tourist spot for having enjoyable weather, heavenly beaches and lagoons, luxurious holiday resorts and the peace loving people.
2008 is a significant year for the Maldives because in that year the Maldives has been ranked as the best country brand for beach, rest and relaxation and also as the second best country brand for natural beauty.
Owing to global warming, the Maldives may be swept away by the rising water level in the Indian Ocean.
During the tsunami of 2004, many dry parts of the Maldives were flooded by waters shrinking the country.
Yes, I do support the idea of having a cabinet meeting underwater. The reason for holding such a strange meeting could be an urge to all nations to cut their carbon emissions.
In the underwater meeting the cabinet signed a document calling on all nations to cut their carbon emissions so that global warming can be controlled.
The Maldives is well known because of being the lowest country in the world.
The sea-level in the Maldives is rising for global warming.
During the tsunami of 2004, many of the Maldive's dry parts were flooded by waters.
The government of the Maldives has begun to purchase land from nearby countries as the islands go under water.
Many predictions have been made that the Maldives is going to be swept away by the rising water level in the Indian Ocean.
Like the Maldives, Bangladesh is a small seaside lower country filled with natural beauty. If the sea levels rise due to global warming, like many other lower countries of the world including the Maldives, Bangladesh will go under water specially its southern parts along the Bay of Bengal. Rising of the sea levels is a great threat to both of these countries.
That the islands with idyllic natural beauty are under threat from rising sea levels due to global warming is ominous about the Maldives.
Learning outcomes:
After we have studied this unit, we will be able to
- read, comprehend and summarise texts
- ask and answer questions
- read travel advertisements and talk about them
- select and write headings
- write letters to friends describing places of interest.
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View AllThe Maldives is a remarkable tourist spot for having enjoyable weather, heavenly beaches and lagoons, luxurious holiday resorts and the peace loving people.
2008 is a significant year for the Maldives because in that year the Maldives has been ranked as the best country brand for beach, rest and relaxation and also as the second best country brand for natural beauty.
Owing to global warming, the Maldives may be swept away by the rising water level in the Indian Ocean.
During the tsunami of 2004, many dry parts of the Maldives were flooded by waters shrinking the country.
Yes, I do support the idea of having a cabinet meeting underwater. The reason for holding such a strange meeting could be an urge to all nations to cut their carbon emissions.
In the underwater meeting the cabinet signed a document calling on all nations to cut their carbon emissions so that global warming can be controlled.
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