Tuvalu Rising Against the Tide

Tuvalu Rising Against the Tide: Sovereignty through the Loss and ...

While there is a growing focus of research on the social and environmental effects of climate change on Pacific Island states (Barnett & ...

NASA-UN Partnership Gauges Sea Level Threat to Tuvalu

The idea: to provide a solid scientific foundation for understanding future sea level rise and its potential effects on coastal communities. In ...

Sinking Tuvalu fights to keep maritime boundaries as sea levels rise

On Wednesday, Tuvalu's prime minister will ask U.N. members to support its push for permanent recognition of its maritime boundaries and ...

SWOT Measures Tuvalu Sea Level

The recently launched Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission collected data on sea levels around two of the inhabited islands of Tuvalu.

Rising sea levels are threatening this Pacific paradise - CNN.com

Children play on a trampoline in Funafuti. “Tuvalu is a fascinating place,” Gallagher said. “It has a feeling of being a little forgotten by the world. Time ...

Rising Tides, Rising Solutions: Tuvalu's Innovative Climate ...

A multifaceted adaptation approach is under way, focusing on both the physical and digital worlds. Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, ...

Tuvaluans determined to stay put are fighting challenges from rising ...

As rising tides grip Tuvalu, many citizens are considering migration. But what will life look like for those who chose to stay?

How Tuvalu is using technology to adapt to rising sea levels

The Tuvalu government and UNDP are developing a Long-Term Adaptation Plan (L-TAP) to provide comprehensive national solutions to sea level ...

Tuvalu's Fight for Survival Intensifies as Sea Levels Rapidly Rise

death struggle against rising sea levels. With its islands ... As the tides rise, Tuvalu's battle for survival becomes a story of ...

Tuvalu: Beneath the Rising Tide - Sean Gallagher Photographer

Tuvalu is on the front line of climate change. · DOWNLOAD 'TUVALU - BENEATH THE RISING TIDE' eBOOK · With an average elevation of only one meter above sea level, ...

This Pacific island country is disappearing. What happens next?

Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation on the frontline of the climate crisis, is fighting to retain its land—and its identity.

Saving the Sinking Islands of Tuvalu with Star Sand

These low-lying islands are believed to be under threat of sinking due to the rising sea level associated with the recent global warming.

The 'very fabric' of nations at risk from rising sea levels, says Tuvalu ...

“Today is our historical opportunity to turn the global tide and to embark on a common path that secures prosperity, dignity, and rights to all ...

Notes from Tuvalu: Leading the way in adapting to sea-level rise

In the Pacific Island country of Tuvalu, the sea level has been quietly creeping upwards for years. By 2050, it is estimated that half the ...

NASA: Pacific Islands Face Unstoppable Sea Rise, Regardless of ...

On Wednesday, Feleti Teo, the prime minister of Tuvalu, said sea-level rise is finally on the global agenda while addressing the United Nations ...

What's happening to Tuvalu sea level? - Skeptical Science

This is almost 3 times larger than average global sea level rise over the same period. Climate Myth: Tuvalu sea level isn't rising. Because the coral atoll of ...

Against the Rising Tide - Jeff Fleischer - Alicia Patterson Foundation

At its highest point, Tuvalu sits only 15 feet (4.5 meters) above sea level – only the similarly imperiled Maldives islands in the Indian Ocean lie lower – and ...

Resilience on the Reef | Tuvalu's struggle against water and food ...

... rising sea levels are poised to devastate the country — 95% of the ... But Tuvaluans are pioneering long-term solutions to turn the tide ...

As Tuvalu residents battle rising seas, Australia offers to help

Australia on Friday offered the island nation of Tuvalu a lifeline to help residents escape the rising seas and increased storms brought by ...

A sinking nation is offered an escape route. But there's a catch.

Sea levels around Tuvalu have risen nearly six inches in the past 30 years and are projected to have risen a total of eight inches or more ...