New Scientist: Shape-shifting islands defy sea-level rise.
For years, people have warned that the smallest nations on the planet - island states that barely rise out of the ocean - face being wiped off the map by rising sea levels. Now the first analysis of the data broadly suggests the opposite: most have remained stable over the last 60 years, while some have even grown.Guy, R., The Mysterious Receding Seas and Isostatic Rebound, Ewire, Apr 12 2008
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That's really interesting.
Hi Joseph. Welcome to the website...=)
http://www.grazian-archive.net/quantavolution/vol_04/lately_tortured_earth_22.htm
The expansion is now a lot slower than it once was!
Trouble is, can it recur? Yes! Just a ? of timing. Lots more oil then!
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