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'Angela Telupe watched her backyard flood as a king tide tightened its grip on
the main island of Tuvalu.
Outside her home in northern Funafuti, her children swam in an area the family
usually uses for picnics.
"On the second day the tide just kept coming up," Ms Telupe said.
"It didn't go down. It just kept coming up for three to four days."
The February king tide flooded and damaged parts of the main road on the
island, pushed rocks onto the land, and inundated homes and crops.
And Tuvalu's authorities say it hit areas that had not been flooded during
previous king tides.
Tuvalu Meteorological Service data and communication officer Simoea Tiute said
the February king tide was the worst she had seen in her life in Tuvalu.
"The sea level at the time was right in the land," she said.
King tides happen every year in Tuvalu. They usually flood low-lying areas, but
February's weather event was different to what Tuvaluans had seen before.
It grew larger through heavy rainfall, strong winds and waves, topping 3.41
metres — above the predicted 3.3-metre level.
The flooding came as Tuvalu considered the Falepili Union treaty, which would
let its people escape the impacts of rising sea levels by migrating to
Australia.'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
