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。
But , while he was initially surprised by the findings , he agrees with webb and kench 's analysis .
但是,他同意韦伯和肯奇的分析,尽管一开始被这些发现吓了一跳。
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。
Paul kench at the university of auckland in new zealand and arthur webb at the south pacific applied geoscience commission in fiji used historical aerial photos and high-resolution satellite images to study changes in the land surface of 27 pacific islands over the last 60 years .