Maldives Underwater Cabinet Meeting

With an average elevation above sea level of only 1.5 m, the Maldives face the most serious threat of any country in the world from rising sea levels. To highlight their plight, their new President has called an underwater cabinet meeting, and pledged to have the nation carbon neutral by 2020. They are also investigating purchase of land in India, Sri Lanka and Australia, where they could move their 330,000 residents if needed.