Al Gore suicide watch: Pacific islands aren’t disappearing under the waves

This is a video of Ian Fry, the Tuvalu delegate to the United Nations Climate Change Conference & Swap Meet in Copenhagen last December. He made an impassioned plea to save his beloved Tuvalu and other low-lying island nations.

Fry tearfully concluded that “The fate of my country rests in your hands.” (Translation: “Give us money before everyone figures out that this is a scam.”)

Too late, Ian. The latest research is a complete rebuff to Al Gore and his global warming acolytes:

Climate scientists have expressed surprise at findings that many low-lying Pacific islands are growing, not sinking.

Islands in Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Federated States of Micronesia are among those which have grown, largely due to coral debris, land reclamation and sediment.

The findings, published in the magazine New Scientist, were gathered by comparing changes to 27 Pacific islands over the last 20 to 60 years using historical aerial photos and satellite images.

Auckland University’s Associate Professor Paul Kench, a member of the team of scientists, says the results challenge the view that Pacific islands are sinking due to rising sea levels associated with climate change.

“Eighty per cent of the islands we’ve looked at have either remained about the same or, in fact, gotten larger,” he said.

Bad week for Al Gore. First he lost his wife. Then he lost another talking point. And we’re not sure which one he’ll miss more.

Source: ABC News Autralia