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There are seven island nations on the 2016 list, marking a continuing trend in the winners' circle, climate change affects islands dramatically, so island nations tend to put extra effort toward effective environmental policies. – Ethical Traveler report	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I would be happy to call it the Falkland Islands when I'm in England. ... I was with my Argentinean friends at that time. – Jacob Ostreicher	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Most people are sheltering in schools and churches, the only permanent buildings on these islands, some people are also sheltering in caves. – Sam Bolitho	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
At low tide all you see is these forest of things sticking up and at the north end of Mallows Bay, it looks like shore, but it's ships -- bow to stern, bow to stern -- I call these the flowerpot ships. Each of those ships have become islands -- some have trees 30-40 feet tall... It's very exotic, it's just beautiful. – Don Shomette	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We once again urge the Philippine side to withdraw all its personnel and facilities from the Chinese islands and reefs it is illegally occupying. – Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The worst case scenario is relocation of some islands, we want to adapt, we want to stay, and we want funds for that. – Thoriq Ibrahim	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We’re leveraging the technology onboard the ship with the help of social media influencers who are sharing live broadcasts from the ship and Caribbean islands, this lets people see what passengers are experiencing in real time. – Royal Caribbean	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
They were very cordial the entire time ... even before and after the Spratly islands transit, when they left us they said, 'Hey, we're not going to be with you anymore. Wish you a pleasant voyage. Hope to see you again'. – Robert Francis	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
When the sun sets, tens of millions of homes in India and Africa become dark. We want to light up lives of our people and power their future, but, we want to do it in a way that the snow on Kilimanjaro does not disappear, the glacier that feeds the River Ganga does not retreat and our islands are not doomed. – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Despite deteriorating weather conditions, approximately 48,000 refugees and migrants crossed from Turkey to the Greek islands -- or about 9,600 migrants and refugees in each of the past five days. – The IOM	Found on CNN 8 years ago
There are already signs of emergence of diseases that are highly dangerous and have not been seen in Europe for a long time: cholera on the Greek islands, dysentery in Vienna. There is also talk about other, even more severe diseases, also there are some differences related to geography, various parasites, protozoa that are common and are not dangerous in the bodies of these people, (but) may be dangerous here. Which doesn't mean there is a need to discriminate anyone, but you need to check. – Jaroslaw Kaczynski	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
And you say, 'You know what? Corporate America, you ain't going to stash your money in the Cayman Islands and not pay any taxes at all,' if you are very, very wealthy, as Warren Buffett reminds us, you know what? You're not going to continue to pay an effective tax rate lower than middle class people. – Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I simply won't discuss future operations, with regards to whether we are going to sail within 12 miles, or fly within 12 miles, of any of the reclaimed islands that China has built in the South China Sea, I will reserve that for later. – Harry Harris	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It is impossible to navigate the peninsula right now without a kayak or a monster truck, having weathered plenty of hurricanes in the Out Islands of the Bahamas where my family lives and living in Charleston for 10 years, I have never seen rainfall like this. – Lauren Tuorto	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Having weathered plenty of hurricanes in the Out Islands of the Bahamas where my family lives and living in Charleston for 10 years, I have never seen rainfall like this. – Lauren Tuorto	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The second I saw this place, I fell in love it, it reminded me of the Greek Islands -- before the development. – Yannis Vlatakis	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The administration has continued to restrict our Navy ships from operating within 12 nautical miles of China's reclaimed islands, this is a dangerous mistake that grants de facto recognition of China's man-made sovereignty claims. – John McCain	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The Nansha islands are China's territory. In this regard, China possesses ample historical and legal basis. – Wang Yi	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The persistence of dredging, along with construction and militarization on China's artificial islands, underscore Beijing's unwillingness to exercise self-restraint and look for diplomatic paths to reduce tensions, on the eve of President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States, Beijing appears to be sending a message to President Barack Obama that China is determined to advance its interests in the South China Sea even if doing so results in heightened tensions with the United States. – Bonnie Glaser	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The persistence of dredging, along with construction and militarization on China’s artificial islands, underscore Beijing’s unwillingness to exercise self-restraint and look for diplomatic paths to reduce tensions, on the eve of President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States, Beijing appears to be sending a message to President Barack Obama that China is determined to advance its interests in the South China Sea even if doing so results in heightened tensions with the United States. – Bonnie Glaser	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If it does turn out to be a runway, China will have three airstrips that can carry any plane the PLA (People's Liberation Army) has to offer, all of these places have gone from being outposts on stilts to full islands, potentially with airstrips, within the space of a year or just over a year. – Greg Poling	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I think people enjoy visiting St. Augustine because it is quintessentially quaint, it’s European with tight buildings and narrow streets; it sits in a harbor with a coquina fort that looks past the barrier islands toward the open ocean. – Stephen DiMare	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
We have not taken a stance on the various claims to rocks and reefs and outcrops and artificial islands in the South China Sea, but what we've said is that these matters should be solved in a peaceful way. – Defence Minister Kevin Andrews	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Depending on how Greece uses ships to decongest the islands that will also temporarily increase the arrivals here, the (Macedonian) government needs to provide an appropriate site to be able to shelter the arrivals properly and to ensure sufficient assistance. – Alexandra Krause	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

There are seven island nations on the 2016 list, marking a continuing trend in the winners' circle, climate change affects islands dramatically, so island nations tend to put extra effort toward effective environmental policies.

– Ethical Traveler report

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I would be happy to call it the Falkland Islands when I'm in England. ... I was with my Argentinean friends at that time.

– Jacob Ostreicher

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Most people are sheltering in schools and churches, the only permanent buildings on these islands, some people are also sheltering in caves.

– Sam Bolitho

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

At low tide all you see is these forest of things sticking up and at the north end of Mallows Bay, it looks like shore, but it's ships -- bow to stern, bow to stern -- I call these the flowerpot ships. Each of those ships have become islands -- some have trees 30-40 feet tall... It's very exotic, it's just beautiful.

– Don Shomette

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We once again urge the Philippine side to withdraw all its personnel and facilities from the Chinese islands and reefs it is illegally occupying.

– Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The worst case scenario is relocation of some islands, we want to adapt, we want to stay, and we want funds for that.

– Thoriq Ibrahim

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We’re leveraging the technology onboard the ship with the help of social media influencers who are sharing live broadcasts from the ship and Caribbean islands, this lets people see what passengers are experiencing in real time.

– Royal Caribbean

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

They were very cordial the entire time ... even before and after the Spratly islands transit, when they left us they said, 'Hey, we're not going to be with you anymore. Wish you a pleasant voyage. Hope to see you again'.

– Robert Francis

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

When the sun sets, tens of millions of homes in India and Africa become dark. We want to light up lives of our people and power their future, but, we want to do it in a way that the snow on Kilimanjaro does not disappear, the glacier that feeds the River Ganga does not retreat and our islands are not doomed.

– Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Despite deteriorating weather conditions, approximately 48,000 refugees and migrants crossed from Turkey to the Greek islands -- or about 9,600 migrants and refugees in each of the past five days.

– The IOM

Found on CNN
8 years ago

There are already signs of emergence of diseases that are highly dangerous and have not been seen in Europe for a long time: cholera on the Greek islands, dysentery in Vienna. There is also talk about other, even more severe diseases, also there are some differences related to geography, various parasites, protozoa that are common and are not dangerous in the bodies of these people, (but) may be dangerous here. Which doesn't mean there is a need to discriminate anyone, but you need to check.

– Jaroslaw Kaczynski

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

And you say, 'You know what? Corporate America, you ain't going to stash your money in the Cayman Islands and not pay any taxes at all,' if you are very, very wealthy, as Warren Buffett reminds us, you know what? You're not going to continue to pay an effective tax rate lower than middle class people.

– Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I simply won't discuss future operations, with regards to whether we are going to sail within 12 miles, or fly within 12 miles, of any of the reclaimed islands that China has built in the South China Sea, I will reserve that for later.

– Harry Harris

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It is impossible to navigate the peninsula right now without a kayak or a monster truck, having weathered plenty of hurricanes in the Out Islands of the Bahamas where my family lives and living in Charleston for 10 years, I have never seen rainfall like this.

– Lauren Tuorto

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Having weathered plenty of hurricanes in the Out Islands of the Bahamas where my family lives and living in Charleston for 10 years, I have never seen rainfall like this.

– Lauren Tuorto

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The second I saw this place, I fell in love it, it reminded me of the Greek Islands -- before the development.

– Yannis Vlatakis

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The administration has continued to restrict our Navy ships from operating within 12 nautical miles of China's reclaimed islands, this is a dangerous mistake that grants de facto recognition of China's man-made sovereignty claims.

– John McCain

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The Nansha islands are China's territory. In this regard, China possesses ample historical and legal basis.

– Wang Yi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The persistence of dredging, along with construction and militarization on China's artificial islands, underscore Beijing's unwillingness to exercise self-restraint and look for diplomatic paths to reduce tensions, on the eve of President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States, Beijing appears to be sending a message to President Barack Obama that China is determined to advance its interests in the South China Sea even if doing so results in heightened tensions with the United States.

– Bonnie Glaser

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The persistence of dredging, along with construction and militarization on China’s artificial islands, underscore Beijing’s unwillingness to exercise self-restraint and look for diplomatic paths to reduce tensions, on the eve of President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States, Beijing appears to be sending a message to President Barack Obama that China is determined to advance its interests in the South China Sea even if doing so results in heightened tensions with the United States.

– Bonnie Glaser

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If it does turn out to be a runway, China will have three airstrips that can carry any plane the PLA (People's Liberation Army) has to offer, all of these places have gone from being outposts on stilts to full islands, potentially with airstrips, within the space of a year or just over a year.

– Greg Poling

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I think people enjoy visiting St. Augustine because it is quintessentially quaint, it’s European with tight buildings and narrow streets; it sits in a harbor with a coquina fort that looks past the barrier islands toward the open ocean.

– Stephen DiMare

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

We have not taken a stance on the various claims to rocks and reefs and outcrops and artificial islands in the South China Sea, but what we've said is that these matters should be solved in a peaceful way.

– Defence Minister Kevin Andrews

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Depending on how Greece uses ships to decongest the islands that will also temporarily increase the arrivals here, the (Macedonian) government needs to provide an appropriate site to be able to shelter the arrivals properly and to ensure sufficient assistance.

– Alexandra Krause

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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