charlie mahoney – a troubled paradise | burn magazine

charlie mahoney – a troubled paradise

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via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2009/12/charlie-mahoney-a-troubled-paradise/

Climate change is a difficult subject to treat visually, because much of the expected damage is still yet to come. We just haven’t seen many direct victims of climate change…at least not yet. As a result, I wanted to find a story that had a human element to it. After extensive research, I decided to go to the Maldives because, if scientists are correct, it will likely be the scene of one of first humanitarian disasters due to climate change. The story also ties in to an interesting social-political situation. I hope you find it interesting.