Editing Tuvalu (section)

====King tides====
Tuvalu is also affected by [[perigean spring tide]] events which raise the sea level higher than a normal [[high tide]].<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Shukman |title=Tuvalu struggles to hold back tide |date=22 January 2008 |work=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7203313.stm |access-date=5 August 2008 |archive-date=5 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305222814/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7203313.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> The highest peak tide recorded by the [[Tuvalu Meteorological Service]] is {{convert|3.4|m|ft}}, on 24 February 2006 and again on 19 February 2015.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=24 February 2015 |access-date=17 March 2015 |title=Tuvalu surveys road damage after king tides |url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/266995/tuvalu-surveys-road-damage-after-king-tides |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402095045/http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/266995/tuvalu-surveys-road-damage-after-king-tides |url-status=live}}</ref> As a result of the historical sea level rise, the [[king tide]] events lead to flooding of low-lying areas, which is compounded when sea levels are further raised by [[La Niña]] effects or local storms and waves.<ref>{{cite web |last=Packard |first=Aaron |title=The Unfolding Crisis in Kiribati and the Urgency of Response |publisher=HuffPostGreen |date=12 March 2015 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aaron-packard/the-unfolding-crisis-in-kiribati-and-the-urgency-of-response_b_6854386.html |access-date=14 March 2015 |archive-date=13 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313221905/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aaron-packard/the-unfolding-crisis-in-kiribati-and-the-urgency-of-response_b_6854386.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PDV-24-2-15">{{cite news |last1=Eliuta |first1=Niuone |title=Science says Tuvalu will drown within decades; the reality is worse |url=https://devpolicy.org/science-says-tuvalu-will-drown-within-decades-the-reality-is-worse-20240215/ |access-date=15 February 2024 |work=PolicyDevBlog |date=15 February 2024 |archive-date=15 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215005444/https://devpolicy.org/science-says-tuvalu-will-drown-within-decades-the-reality-is-worse-20240215/ |url-status=live}}</ref>