Sinking' Pacific nation is getting bigger: study

By News on the Net -- Phys.org —— Bio and Archives February 9, 2018

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The Pacific nation of Tuvalu—long seen as a prime candidate to disappear as climate change forces up sea levels—is actually growing in size, new research shows. A University of Auckland study examined changes in the geography of Tuvalu's nine atolls and 101 reef islands between 1971 and 2014, using aerial photographs and satellite imagery. -- More..