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Is it me or does he look .. not thrilled to be there? … maybe it’s just me. 💁🏼‍♂️ https://t.co/ksvJQGriLb

— 🚨 Rusty Surette 🚨 (@KBTXRusty) July 1, 2024

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Then, not very long ago, researchers began sifting through aerial images and found something startling. They looked at a couple dozen islands first, then several hundred, and by now close to 1,000. They found that over the past few decades, the islands' edges had wobbled this way and that, eroding here, building there. By and large, though, their area hadn't shrunk. In some cases, it was the opposite: They grew. The seas rose, and the islands expanded with them.

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captkirk said:

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1988. Didn't age well


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Then, not very long ago, researchers began sifting through aerial images and found something startling. They looked at a couple dozen islands first, then several hundred, and by now close to 1,000. They found that over the past few decades, the islands' edges had wobbled this way and that, eroding here, building there. By and large, though, their area hadn't shrunk. In some cases, it was the opposite: They grew. The seas rose, and the islands expanded with them.

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93MarineHorn said:

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captkirk said:

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1988. Didn't age well


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Then, not very long ago, researchers began sifting through aerial images and found something startling. They looked at a couple dozen islands first, then several hundred, and by now close to 1,000. They found that over the past few decades, the islands' edges had wobbled this way and that, eroding here, building there. By and large, though, their area hadn't shrunk. In some cases, it was the opposite: They grew. The seas rose, and the islands expanded with them.

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The bolded part....wtf?

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Fightin_Aggie said:

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93MarineHorn said:

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captkirk said:

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1988. Didn't age well


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Then, not very long ago, researchers began sifting through aerial images and found something startling. They looked at a couple dozen islands first, then several hundred, and by now close to 1,000. They found that over the past few decades, the islands' edges had wobbled this way and that, eroding here, building there. By and large, though, their area hadn't shrunk. In some cases, it was the opposite: They grew. The seas rose, and the islands expanded with them.

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The bolded part....wtf?

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How did they determine the seas rose?

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JPAg88 said:

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What a nightmare that was…ugghhh!

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I loved speed dialing on a rotary phone. Quite a challenge!

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Panic in DC, might even be an understatement. pic.twitter.com/FJbGCghwA2

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