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5. The coral island nations of the Pacific have a long history of civilization.
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6. The people of the coral island nations are unable to do anything substantial about the problem of global warming.
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¡¡¡¡Bangladesh, for example, might lose one-fifth of its land. The coral(ɺº÷) island nations of the Pacific, like Kiribati and the Marshall Islands, however, would face an even worse fate----they would be swallowed by the sea. The loss of these coral islands would be everyone¡¯s loss. Coral formations are home to more species than any other place on earth.£¨Ìø¶Á£©
¡¡¡¡The people of these nations feel frustrated. The sea, on which their economies have always been based, is suddenly threatening their existence. They don¡¯t have the money for expensive technological solutions like seawalls. And they have no control over the pollutants, which are being released mainly by activities in large industrialized countries. All they can do is to hope that industrialized countries will take steps to reduce pollution.
7. Some industrialized countries are unwilling to spend money in reducing pollution.
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¡¡¡¡And they have no control over the pollutants, which are being released mainly by activities in large industrialized countries. All they can do is to hope that industrialized countries will take steps to reduce pollution.
