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305 the dangerous journey across to the Canaries

”Canaries Migrant Surge Tops 1,400,” BBC, September 4, 2006, news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5310412.stm.

306 one meter or less higher than the current sea level

”Sea Levels May Rise by as Much as One Meter Before the End of the Century,” ScienceDaily, June 10, 2012.

307 abandon the places they call home

Hugo Ahlenius, ”Population, Area and Economy Affected by 1m Sea Level Rise,” UNEP/GRID-Arendal, 2007, _content&view=article&id=4801:soil-erosion-the-countrys-unseen-enemy&catid=51:on-the-cover&Itemid=83.

311 ten times faster than it can be replenished

Tom Paulson, ”The Lowdown on Topsoil: It's Disappearing,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 21, 2008.

312 erodible soils down the steep slopes of its terrain

Lester Brown, ”Civilization's Founding Eroding,” September 28, 2010, /book_bytes/2010/pb4ch02_ss2.

313 have many experts beginning to get very worried

”Groundwater Depletion Rate Accelerating Worldwide,” ScienceDaily, September 23, 2010, /releases/2010/09/100923142503.htm.

314 many aquifers are now falling several meters per year

”No Easy Fix: Simply Using More of Everything to Produce More Food Will Not Work,” Economist, February 24, 2011.