[Iran Press TV Latest] Geologists have found that global warming is not a grave danger to many low-lying Pacific islands, which are said to be growing instead of sinking.
| Oh dear. How, oh how will former Vice President Gore afford the divorce settlement now? Could Iran PressTV not have delayed this report for a month or several out of pity for the man's situation? |
According to the study published in the New Scientist, Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Federated States of Micronesia are among the islands that have grown due to coral debris and sediment.
Historical photographs and satellite imaging show that 80 percent of the islands have either remained the same or gotten larger.
Inhabitants of many low-lying Pacific islands have recently come to fear that their homelands might be wiped off the map due to rising sea levels.
"That rather gloomy prognosis for these nations is incorrect," Associate Professor of Auckland University Paul Kench said. "We have now got the evidence to suggest that the physical foundation of these countries will still be there in 100 years, so they perhaps do not need to flee their country."
Studies, however, suggest that the islands might not be inhabitable in the long-term and rising sea levels can threaten the livelihood of people living in Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Federated States of Micronesia.
| Whee! Competing studies! Which do you suppose the Climate Change wallahs at the UN will believe, and how much time do the punters give before they're morally embarrassed by their choice? |
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