26 Aug
2005
26 Aug
'05
18:38
At 12:02 PM 8/26/05, James Knott wrote:
Randall R Schulz wrote:
Tuvalu. An island country that will cease to exist in the not-too-distant future...
Is it going to sink into the ocean or something???
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kevinmaney/2004-04-27-tuvalu_x.htm The islands are, at best, 15 feet above sea level. Unusually high tides have started flooding the islands - not by creeping up the beaches, but by bubbling up through the ground, as if the islands were leaky boats. Prime Minister Saufatu Sopoaga has been jetting around the world in a panic, telling anyone who will listen that Tuvalu will be the first victim of global warming. As sea levels rise, tourists might soon be able to see Tuvalu only by snorkel.