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To: James Seagrove who wrote (1092904)	10/13/2018 10:40:21 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578445

At least eight low-lying islands in the Pacific Ocean have disappeared under rising seas. Sea levels are currently climbing by an average of 3 millimetres per year around the world due to climate change. But they are creeping up even faster in the western Pacific, where a natural trade wind cycle has caused an extra build-up of water over the last half-century. In Micronesia and the Solomon Islands, which lie in the western Pacific, sea levels have risen by up to 12 millimetres per year since the early 1990s. In 2016, a study led by Simon Albert at the University of Queensland in Australia found that five of the Solomon Islands had been lost since the mid-20th century. Now, Patrick Nunn at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia has observed a similar phenomenon in Micronesia. newscientist.com