Coral atolls growing in Tuvalu

"This drawing, based on satellite photos, shows islands of the Funafuti Atoll of Tuvalu in the South Pacific. The dotted lines indicate the coast lines in 1984 while the solid line represents where the coast line of the islands were as of 2004. Some South Pacific coral atolls have held their own or even grown in size over the past 60 years despite rising sea levels, newly published research shows."

Photo credit AP.