Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
The trees
keeping Vietnam afloat
Vietnam seems
to be so vulnerable to the rising sea levels.
The Mekong
Delta, or the ‘rice bowl’ of Vietnam, which produces a large part of rice crop of
the coastal country along with other vegetables and fruits, is feared to go
underwater by the end of the century. Though rising sea levels are not particularly
caused by the local residents, they are the ones who suffer that most. While
neither human ingenuity nor force hardly matches with this environmental challenge,
something in nature is expected to ease the impact.
The mangrove
is salt tolerant trees that grows in coastal water or wetlands with many roots
that trap soil and eventually form land. Mangroves have a unique salt
filtration system and root system to cope with salt water and waves. Forests of
mangroves could become natural barriers to storms and filters to saltwater.
Sounds like
an ideal solution to the Delta, doesn’t it?
Enjoy reading
and learning about this human ingenuity to use natural resources.
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