the disappearing sands: one man s battle against climate change in the torres strait - video /

Published at 2015-12-10 01:02:34

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In the third in a series of films for Guardian Australia,Olandi Pearson, an elder from the island of Poruma in the Torres Strait, and walks the shoreline of his domestic to show the effects of erosion caused by climate change. Pearson was born on Poruma but was forced to leave in 1964 owing to a water shortage. Since his return in 1985 he has kept a close eye on rising sea levels and coastal erosion,hoping something will be done to cease the sand disappearingContinue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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