They have been saying Tuvalu was about tho submerge for 20 years or more. Why is anyone still there?
In the heart of the Pacific Ocean, Tuvalu faces a growing crisis: the scarcity of fresh water. This small island nation, already grappling with the devastating effects of climate change, now contends with a dwindling supply of potable water that endangers public health, food security, and the overall well-being of its people.There is no aquifer in these islets.
And then this:
The soils of Tuvalu's islands are usually shallow, porous, alkaline, coarse-textured, with carbonate mineralogy and high pH values of up to 8.2 to 8.9.[5] The soils are usually deficient in most of the important nutrients needed for plant growth (e.g., nitrogen, potassium and micronutrients such as iron, manganese, copper and zinc), so garden beds need to be enhanced with mulch and fertiliser to increase their fertility.[5] The Tuvalu islands have a total land area of only about 26 km2, less than 10 sq mi (30 km2).
Quick, find king Canute.
Water level is not rising. Perhaps the island is sinking.
It would appear that inhabiting this awful island complex was a serious miscalculation. Now the aborigines have an excuse,
acceptable to the Australian government, to flee to a land of welfare and stable habitation, free from the frequent storm
surges, typhoons, and small tsunamis.
Just like the Maldives — sediment slowly sinking in the water — that is just as rapidly going down.
More global warming horse pucky.