Who is he?
Hunter is an oceanographer at the Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre which is based at the University of Tasmania, Hobart.
Did we speak with him?
No.
Nationality:
Australian.
Important Publications/Articles on Tuvalu:
A Note on Relative Sea Level Change at Funafuti, Tuvalu (2002). Find the PDF here.
Sea-level rise at tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean islands. Find the PDF here.
What methods does he use?
University of Hawaii tidal gauges.
His take on the controversy:
Hunter believes that Tuvalu is in danger of disappearing because of global warming induced sea-level rise. Hunter gave two estimates of sea-level rise: a “cautious” estimate of 0.8 ± 1.9 mm/year and a “less cautious” estimate of 1.2 ± 0.8 mm/year (which was based on a rejection of data affected by the El Nino Southern Oscillation).