Marshall Islands now in Barack Obama declared 'severe drought'

The Marshall Islands was one of those that
pushed for 1.5 degrees Celsius increase
at the Paris climate discussions and
 now it is facing a severe drought. 

Barack Obama has declared the severe drought in the Marshall Islands a disaster, opening the way for emergency US funding for the Pacific island nation.

The disaster declaration, which follows a request from Marshallese president Hilda Heine on 1 April, will allow Fema to provide emergency relief to the archipelago, which is suffering one of its worst-ever droughts. Fema is able to provide federal assistance to overseas territories such as the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa and the Marshall Islands, as well as US states.

Heine declared a state of emergency in February after the Marshall Islands, a collection of atolls south-west of Hawaii, received just a quarter of its usual rainfall during the November to February period.

Read The Guardian story - “Obama declares disaster as Marshall Islands suffers worst-ever drought.”