Scientists at the School of Oceanographic Studies at the university have noted an alarming increase in the rate at which sea levels have risen over the past dec

Scientists at the School of Oceanographic Studies at the university have noted an alarming increase in the rate at which sea levels have risen over the past decade in the Bay of Bengal. Until 2000, the sea levels rose about 3 millimeters (0.12 inches) a year, but over the last decade they have been rising about 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) annually, he said. This is obviously bad reporting. Simple arithmetic: 5 mm x 10 years = 50 mm (2.0 inches) For 30 years 3mm x 20 years + 5mm x 10 years = 110 mm (approximate 4.5 inches). There is no way that an island would disappear because of 2.0 inches of water. Low level islands disappear due to erosion very quickly (especially volcanic ones). I actually remember reading in the SA sometime back of a case near NZ or Australia.