TAIPEI: When worshippers built a temple for the goddess Matsu in south Taiwan 300 years ago, they chose a spot they thought would be at a safe remove from the ocean. They did not count on global warming. Now, as the island faces rising sea levels, the Tungshih township is forced to set up a new temple nearby, elevated by three metres (10 feet) compared with the original site. "Right now, the temple is flooded pretty much every year," said Tsai Chu-wu, the temple's chief secretary,...
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