Despite this, Kench and Webb found that just four islands have diminished in size since the 1950s.
尽管如此，肯奇和韦伯发现自20世纪50年代以来仅有4个岛屿在面积上消失了。
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Webb and Kench warn that while the islands are coping for now, any acceleration in the rate of sea-level rise could overtake the sediment build up.
韦伯和肯奇警告说尽管岛屿现在还能应付，但海平面上升速度任何的加快都将吞噬掉沉积物的累积。
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Kench says anecdotal reports that the islands have been submerged are "incorrect", saying that instead erosion has changed the shape of the islands, forcing people to move.