Since more than 180 million people around the world could be displaced by higher sea levels, "Credible projections of sea-level rise in the 21st century are essential for devising adaptation or mitigation measures, " wrote NASA's Josh Willis and John Church, of the Tasmania-based Center for Australian Weather Research.

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Bafta chairman John Willis said Palin had made "an incredible contribution to the medium over five decades".

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"Tessa's impeccable taste and her passion for great writing and directing has shone through every film she has been involved with, " said Bafta chairman John Willis.

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The GOP was split, nominating a moderate, Willis Gradison, over a former John Birch Society member who urged his fellow Republicans to sit out the election.

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