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Pacific nation blames sinking on Global Warming

Submitted by acampbell on Sat, 02/18/2006 - 21:00.

Pacific nation blames sinking on Global Warming

Wed Feb 18,12:04 PM ET NADI, Fiji (AFP) - The Pacific atoll nation of Tuvalu will disappear under the waves, giving weight to dark predictions that it will become the first victim of rising global sea levels.

High or "king" tides will sweep onto Tuvalu, just 26 square kilometres (10 square miles) of land scattered over nine atolls, none of which rises more than 4.5 metres (15 feet) above sea level.