{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"350 Indonesia","provider_url":"https:\/\/350.org\/id","author_name":"D\u00e9bora Gastal","author_url":"https:\/\/350.org\/id\/author\/debora\/","title":"The first dots on May 5th: Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cLBS5nIeRO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/350.org\/id\/first-dots-may-5th-majuro-atoll-marshall-islands\/\">The first dots on May 5th: Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/350.org\/id\/first-dots-may-5th-majuro-atoll-marshall-islands\/embed\/#?secret=cLBS5nIeRO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The first dots on May 5th: Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands&#8221; &#8212; 350 Indonesia\" data-secret=\"cLBS5nIeRO\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/350.org\/id\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"As the sunrises on Saturday, 5th of May, there will be a gathering held on Majuro Atoll -- in the North Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands - unlike any other there before. The people there will arrive carrying large cardboard-cut-out dots, and as the sun creeps over the horizon, they\u2019ll hold them up high while the local reverend will start chanting a prayer for the day.It sounds like it could be some sort of local ritual, but rest-assured it\u2019s not. It is in fact a sort of global ritual \u2013 a blessing for the hundreds of events across more than 100 countries taking place on that day for Climate Impacts Day. The dots are especially important \u2013 at each of those hundreds of events people will be holding dots up to in a bid to help the world \u2018connect the dots\u2019 between the recent deluge of extreme weather events and climate change.Walking from one side of Majuro Atoll to the other takes just a couple of minutes, so over the coming decades residents will have to start planning for relocation to a place higher above sea-level. Already since 1993, they have seen of 7mm (0.3inches) per year - which is twice the global average. This is set to keep on increasing. But on Saturday, they\u2019re raising dots to connect the fact that about one quarter of the carbon dioxide emitted by humans each year is absorbed by the oceans. This extra carbon dioxide reacts with seawater and causes the ocean to become gradually more acidic. And this coupled with the increasing temperature of the oceans is and will continue to put a tremendous strain on coral reefs in the Marshall Islands. It\u2019s those reefs that provide the food and livelihoods for much of the Marshall Island\u2019s population.&nbsp;","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/s3.350.org\/images\/majuro_aerial.jpg"}