2007July27: Tuvalu reports sea level rises that are twice the average global rate predicted by the IPCC, according to the South Pacific Sea Level and Climate Monitoring Project (IPS, 2007).
Reference: Inter Press Service. 2007. http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=38695
Image Description: Nanumea atoll, Tuvalu, from space. NASA image, 2001July25. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Nanumea.jpg Image Permission: This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that “NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted”.
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