A plane has been buzzing over Tuvalu's atolls and lagoons in the last week harvesting information to help the country cope with rising seas and cyclones.
Tuvalu is one of the countries most susceptible to climate change and the technology on board is providing data to help it adapt.
The geotech firm Fugro is mapping the coastal seafloor and the elevation of the land using laser technology.
The chief technical advisor on the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation project, Arthur Webb, told Sally Round it's the first atoll nation to be getting such comprehensive data.
The survey plane takes off from Tuvalu's main airport at Funafuti, May 2019 Photo: Supplied
