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...prow angled high, the speedboat skims across an iridescent lagoon that shivers with wind-whipped chop. Just ahead looms the island city of Malé, bustling capital of the Republic of Maldives, about 400 miles southwest of the southern tip of India. Clearly visible is the low line of motorized dhonis tethered in the harbor, and just beyond the boats, a row of multistory buildings that seem to be floating like a mirage. Exactly where, I find myself wondering, does the sea end and the land begin? For Malé--with its crowded shopping streets, its lively fish market, its gold-domed...
...islands of the Maldives make up what's arguably the lowest-lying country in the world. The average elevation is a little more than 3 ft. above sea level, and what's considered high ground tops out at under 10 ft. Even now, storm surges combined with heavy rains and high tides can be counted upon to cause serious problems somewhere in the country at least once a decade. But people here are haunted by the specter of the disasters to come if--as seems inevitable--greenhouse effects cause sea levels to rise higher and higher. Indeed, it was Maldives...
...pier off the airport island, justa cross the lagoon from Malé, is a tide gauge that has been beaming data to the University of Hawaii Sea Level Center in Honolulu since 1989. The good news, says the center's director, oceanographer Mark Merrifield, is that sea levels around Malé do not appear to be rising quite as fast as in many other places in the world. That may sound odd, but the simple expansion of water as it warms is complicated by local wind and current patterns. Beyond that, changes in the height of land masses as soils compact...
...cheeses. Their washed-rind Port Nicholson, smoked cheddar and camembert are excellent; other cheeses are infused with herbs, pepper, garlic and other spices, all of which make them useful additions in cooking. You can even find out what wines to pair them with at kapiticheeses.co.nz. WHITESTONE CHEESE This South Island company produces some excellent sheep's milk and organic cheeses. Their feta?made from both sheep's and cow's milk?is smooth in texture but tangy on the tongue, and is available soaked in oil. They also make pressed farmhouse and airedale cheeses. See whitestonecheese.co.nz. PUHOI CHEESE This small...
...Republican House members arrived in Malaysia on what was billed as an educational trip. After a day of informal meetings and a fancy dinner given by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in Kuala Lumpur, they decamped to the Datai Hotel, whose promotional material describes it as located on "a mystical island of wild scenic beauty." Says Heritage Foundation president Edwin Feulner, whose organization was the official sponsor of the trip: "I sat by the pool while they played golf...