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it means more and more pollutants are discharged into the rivers
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it means more and more pollutants are discharged into the rivers.
CARLA:
So these are brought downstream to the cities?
ROB:
Right. Hmm. Did you read that article about Miami, on the east coast of the USA?
CARLA: No.
ROB:
Well, apparently back in the 1950s they build channels to drain away the water in case of
flooding.
CARLA:
Sounds sensible.
ROB:
Yeah, they spent quite a lot of money on them.
Q23
But what they didn’t take into account
was global warming. So they built the drainage channels too close to sea level, and now
sea levels are rising, they’re more or less useless. If there’s a lot of rain, the water can’t run
away, there’s nowhere for it to go. The whole design was faulty.
CARLA:
So what are the authorities doing about it now?
ROB:
I don’t know. I did read that they’re aiming to stop disposing of waste into the ocean over
the next ten years.
CARLA:
But that won’t help with flood prevention now, will it?
ROB:
No. Really
Q24
they just need to find the money for something to replace the drainage
channels, in order to protect against flooding now. But in the long term they need to consider
the whole ecosystem.
CARLA:
Right. Really, though, coastal cities can’t deal with their problems on their own, can they? I
mean, they’ve got to start acting together at an international level instead of just doing their
own thing.
ROB:
Absolutely. The thing is, everyone knows what the problems are and environmentalists have
a pretty good idea of what we should be doing about them, so
Q25
they should be able
to work together to some extent. But it’s going to be a long time before countries come to
a decision on what principles they’re prepared to abide by.
CARLA:
Yes, if they ever do.
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