GLOBAL WARMING MAY SOON SUBMERGE NORTHWEST HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
By Jessica C. Hamamoto - Ka Leo Contributing Writer - October 12, 2006
This year, carbon dioxide levels, measured at the Mauna Loa observatory on the Big Island, have reached record levels.
It is now being predicted that global sea levels could rise more than 20 feet within 10 years.
It would take less than that for many of the islands in the Northwestern Hawaiian Island chain to completely submerge.
For the first time, a team studied the threats of rising sea levels to the Northwestern Hawaiian Island chain.
Their study suggests that monk seals, sea turtles and millions of sea birds could go extinct before the end of this century due to global warming.
