Potential new tax haven breaks off Antartica

Whether the break off is a result of climate change or not, climate change is affecting the most at risk and vulnerable in Guatemala.

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A massive iceberg the size of Delaware has broken free from Antartica. While it’s not clear if climate change was responsible for this potentially new tax haven–like Delaware–climate change has been responsible for melting other parts of Antartica and the disappearance of multiple Pacific Islands. The proof is in the facts: human activity over the last fifty years have warmed up the planet. And the most at risk are the vulnerable as our Ford-funded series on climate change and extreme weather effects on healthfood securityhousing, and migration in Guatemala shows.

Photo credit: Steve Sack, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

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