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Pacific nations like Fiji, Kiribati and Tuvalu will face at least 15 cm of sea level rise over the next 30 years, according to a NASA analysis<\/a>. \u201cIn addition to the overall analysis, the agency\u2019s sea level team produced high-resolution maps<\/a>\u00a0showing which areas of different Pacific Island nations will be vulnerable to\u00a0high-tide flooding<\/a>\u2014otherwise known as nuisance flooding or sunny day flooding\u2014by the 2050s. Released on Sept. 23, the maps outline flooding potential in a range of emissions scenarios, from best-case to business-as-usual to worst-case.\u201d [Universe Today<\/a><\/em>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pacific nations like Fiji, Kiribati and Tuvalu will face at least 15 cm of sea level rise over the next 30 years, according to a NASA analysis. \u201cIn addition to the overall analysis, the agency\u2019s… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[187,230,8],"tags":[14,1706,879,1704,1518,362,1705],"class_list":["post-1834683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-environment","category-oceans","category-weather-and-climate","tag-climate-change","tag-fiji","tag-global-warming","tag-kiribati","tag-pacific-ocean","tag-sea-levels","tag-tuvalu","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1819675,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2023\/11\/mapping-global-sea-levels-at-even-finer-resolution\/","url_meta":{"origin":1834683,"position":0},"title":"Mapping Global Sea Levels at Even Finer Resolution","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"2 November 2023","format":"link","excerpt":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=obIkUQtSJgk Launched in December 2022, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite measures ocean surface topography\u2014i.e., sea surface height. 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