Tuvalu is only 4.6m above sea level. Increasing global temperatures causing increased ice melt and thermal expansion of he ocean is projected to cuase the widespread inundation of Tuvalu within 100 years. Tuvalu does not have a significant coastal shelf which makes it more at risk of rising sea level.
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Tuvalu averages only 4.6m above sea level. Increasing global temperatures causing increased ice melt and thermal expansion of the ocean is projected to cause the widespread inundation of Tuvalu within 100 years. Tuvalu is considered one example of increasing sea levels.