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Despite climate change: Some Pacific islands are getting bigger

Südpazifik Insel Klimawandel

Die rote Linie zeigt 1943 und damit den Vergleich zur heutigen Insel. Source: University of Auckland

Good news at the end of the year: A low-lying island in the Pacific now has more land area than it did in 1943 - despite the rise in sea levels. New Zealand researchers have figured out how this natural bulwark against climate change can be explained.


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By Barbara Barkhausen

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Good news at the end of the year: A low-lying island in the Pacific now has more land area than it did in 1943 - despite the rise in sea levels. New Zealand researchers have figured out how this natural bulwark against climate change can be explained.



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