Tuesday 26th June - Holiday

Published: June 29, 2007, 7:36 pm

A trip into town to see what the shopping is like. I came across a huge underground food court, with 40 different outlets all selling a wide choice of cusine. Above there were many shops but no evidence of any Fairtrade outlets. The newspapers are featuring stories to do with enviromental issues, so the awareness is growing.In the Star Bulletin, today I read the Headline, "Pacific phenomena herald warming trend ". - Rising seas and coastal flooding from climate change and global warming will affect millions worldwide, starting in the Pacific, says a federal specialist on enviromental health. American Samoa, Micronesia,Fiji, and Tuvalu "will be most affected early on", Dr Mark Keim, US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, told delegates at a Pacific Global Health Conference this week at the East West Centre. The Pacific already is" the most hazard prone area in the world" with high death rates from diseases and enviromental emergencies,he said. And it will be

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