Nash, Madeline (2005) Where the waters are rising TIME, 4/25, 47-50.

Maldives is a series of Islands that are near India and Sri Lanka. It attracts lots of people because of its temperate climate. Thus there are funds to fight the rising tide that may be caused by global warming. Each year the shoreline and rising water grow about one tenth of an inch. So that the island does not flood, interlocking concrete blocks surround the islands.

The blocks appear to be 15 feet above the tide. Further, there are internal lagoons that can take huge tides and reduce their impact. This may be the wave of the future. By surrounding precious expensive lands with huge interlocking blocks, life goes on.

On the other hand, less expensive and less desirable land can be used to go back to nature. Temporary fixtures like picnic tables and gravel roads can be used, but anything permanent and expensive is not built.

Tidal waves hurt all land even that which is located quite high off the ocean. The integrated blocks and lagoons are there for the waves, but some damage will occur regardless of the security.