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NASA, Pacific and Sea
NASA: Pacific Islands Face Unstoppable Sea Rise, Regardless of Emissions
Scientists predict a dramatic increase in flooding events, with some islands facing up to 65 annual flood days by the 2050s.
‘Business as usual’ will flood Pacific islands, warns Nasa
Region faces growing threats to economic viability, even existence; one billion people in low-lying areas vulnerable to storm surges, flooding.
NASA analysis shows irreversible sea level rise for Pacific islands
Pacific Island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji will experience at least 8 inches (15 centimeters) of sea level rise, according to an analysis by NASA's sea level change science team. This amount of rise will occur regardless of whether greenhouse gas emissions change in the coming years.
NASA warning: Sea level rise for Pacific Island nations is irreversible
NASA predicts an 8-inch sea level rise by 2050, affecting Pacific island nations. Flood risks will grow annually.
Pacific nations sound the alarm on sea-level rise, again. Is anybody listening?
Many Pacific island nations sit just a few meters above sea level, leaving them at risk of flooding, storm surges and coastal erosion that are forecast to increase in frequency as the planet warms. Some, like low-lying Tuvalu, are predicted to almost disappear by 2100.
Nasa climate models show Pacific islands will flood in ‘business as usual’ scenario
Under a business-as-usual scenario, Tuvalu could face sea levels rising 27cm and 30cm under a worst-case scenario. The low-lying archipelago has a mean elevation of just 2m above sea level and two of Tuvalu’s nine islands have already largely disappeared.
‘Business as usual’ will flood Pacific Islands — NASA data
Within 30 years, sea levels will rise at least 15 centimetres on several Pacific island nations, regardless of what cuts are made to greenhouse gas emissions, new NASA analysis shows. Under different emission scenarios,
NASA climate models show 'business as usual' will flood Pacific Islands
SYDNEY: Within 30 years, sea levels will rise at least 15cm on several Pacific island nations, regardless of what cuts are made to greenhouse gas emissions, new NASA analysis shows. Under different emission scenarios,
NASA predicts 15cm of sea-level rise for Pacific Islands in the next 30 years
NASA also said this amount of rise will occur regardless of whether greenhouse gas emissions change in the coming years.
Sea level rise inevitable for Pacific Islands despite future greenhouse gas emissions reduction, NASA finds
Pacific Island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati and Fiji will experience at least 20 centimetres of sea level rise in the next 30 years regardless of whether greenhouse gas emissions change in the short term,
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Saudi Arabia to aid Pacific islands in climate fight: official
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csis.org
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Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific in a New U.S. Administration
Australian alliance and Pacific Islands region have emerged as vital for U.S. national security. As U.S. leadership changes ...
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Stay or go? Pacific Islanders face climate's grim choice
Rising waters are slowly but steadily swallowing Carnie Riemers's backyard in the Marshall Islands, pushing her toward an ...
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Cyberattack targets Pacific Islands Forum systems
Pacific Islands Forum's systems are the latest target in a sophisticated cyberattack, raising significant security concerns.
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The deserted island deep in the Pacific where six teenagers were stranded for 15 months
A group of six Tongan teenagers lived on the uninhabited island of 'Ata in the South Pacific for 15 months after becoming ...
Stars and Stripes
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US, allies clean up WWII explosives left on Solomon Islands battlefields
Explosive ordnance technicians from six countries helped remove more than 3,200 World War II-era bombs, shells and bullets ...
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Marshall Islands demands UN apology for nuclear tests
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine has called for an apology from the United Nations for the organization's indirect ...
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