Wednesday 23 January 2008

Tuvalu struggles to hold back tide

Wave pound the shoreline of Tuvalu (Image: BBC)

The fragile strips of green that make up the small islands of Tuvalu are incredibly beautiful but also incredibly vulnerable.The group of nine tiny islands in the South Pacific only just break the surface of the ocean - but for how much longer?

The fragile strips of green that make up the small islands of Tuvalu are incredibly beautiful but also incredibly vulnerable.

The group of nine tiny islands in the South Pacific only just break the surface of the ocean - but for how much longer?

Map showing location of Tuvalu (Image: BBC)

Link to BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Tuvalu struggles to hold back tide