Satellite eye on Earth

  At roughly 8km wide, Atafu atoll is the smallest of three atolls comprising the Tokelau Islands in the southern Pacific. The islands - just 2m above the tidal high-water level - suffered significant inundation and erosion during Cyclone Percy in 2005. Vulnerability to tropical cyclones and potential sea level rise make the long-term habitability of the atoll uncertain

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The findings are reported in the April 8 issue of PLoS ONE, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal of the Public Library of Science.

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