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Island nations in the South Pacific were cleaning up Wednesday after storms and tidal surges triggered widespread flooding, with rising seas caused by climate change blamed for the inundation.

Ocean flooding for the third straight day hit the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia.

Ocean flooding for the third straight day hit low-lying islands throughout the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, causing sparse damage but requiring large-scale cleanups in their wake.

MAJURO — Ocean flooding for the third straight day hit low-lying islands throughout the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, causing sparse damage but requiring large-scale cleanups in

It comes as GeoNet has published data from tidal gauges, showing how a tsunami reaching up to 40cm high was measured at Great Barrier Island soon after the events. This afternoon, University of Auckland coastal geomorphologist Dr Murray Ford tweeted a before-and-after satellite view of Raoul Island. Visible in the latest image, recorded by US Earth imaging company Planet Labs, showed numerous landslides on the island, which is about 1000km northeast of New Zealand.

Satellite view shows Raoul Island before and after quakes, tsunami 10 Mar, 2021 04:35 AM 6 minutes to read Footage shows tsunami waves hitting New Zealand. Video / Claudia Maaka / Waiapu Civil Defence / Gina Pewhairangi / Dean Purcell Footage shows tsunami waves hitting New Zealand. Video / Claudia Maaka / Waiapu Civil Defence / Gina Pewhairangi / Dean Purcell It comes as GeoNet has published data from tidal gauges, showing how a tsunami reaching up to 40cm high was measured at Great Barrier Is...

Research suggests some Pacific islands are getting bigger 3 Mar 20213 March 2021 Last updated at 13:13 Are these islands growing? Watch our report here. Researchers have discovered that hundreds of islands appear to be growing in the Pacific Ocean, despite the threat of rising sea levels. Scientists from the University of Auckland found that some islands have grown as much as 8% in size over the last 70 years. They used satellite images and data gathered on site to discover the changes. The res...

The Complicated Truth of Climate Change in the Marshall Islands Not all islands are sinking. We can fight global warming while acknowledging the wonder of the natural world. HILARY HOSIA/AFP/Getty Images Tidal water in Majuro Atoll In 2011, as an anxious Republican from Utah, I fly with my husband and nine-month-old son to Majuro Atoll, the capital of the Marshall Islands. We fly D.C. to L.A., L.A. to Honolulu, then Honolulu southwest for 2,300 miles to Majuro. I don’t blink at the carbon foo...

Environmental News For The Week Ending 13December 2019 This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at GEI (but can be posted at other times). Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately: Summary: New US Covid cases...