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To: tejek who wrote (345615)	8/3/2007 1:45:36 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575784

Tuvalu Is Not Sinking By Brian Carnell Thursday, March 28, 2002 The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu made waves last year when it claimed that global warming was causing the gradual sinking of its land mass. Tuvalu, which is north of Fiji, wanted compensation from nations such as the United States to help evacuate the island. A new report suggests there was good reason to be skeptical of Tuvalu's claim. The bottom line is that Tuvalu is not going anywhere. Australia's National Tidal Facility at Flinders University in South Australia, which is charged by the government of Australia to monitor sea levels in the Pacific, reports that there has been no significant rise in the Pacific Ocean. NTF has had a monitoring station in Tuvalu since 1993 and over the last nine years, the sea level around Tuvalu had risen an average of 0.9 millimeters per year -- that's a whopping 0.03 inches per year or a grand total of .27 inches since 1993. Going back and comparing current sea levels to those of 1978, the sea level has increased a mere 0.07 millimeters or 0.002 inches. Yeah, with that enormous amount it's surprising the island hasn't been swept away outright. So where is the water coming from that Tuvalu complains about? There could be any number of reasons, but a likely explanation is that it is a combination of a number of things including the residual effects of World War II, the destruction of coconut trees, and pollution. It turns out the United States used the main Tuvalu island as a base in World War II and created an airfield by essentially digging up about a third of the island. The areas dug up were never repaired, causing problems for Tuvalu's water table. Combined with other related land degradation problems such as the chopping down of coconut trees which could affect the hydrology of the island, the problem is likely home grown rather than the fault of global warming. skepticism.net