Mitchel, no offense, but I don't find much convincing evidence in most of these things. They contain a lot of hype. Even if ocean levels are rising, these stories are written on a human interest level and usually lack factual evidence.
Here are some links that contradict some of the claims. I don't know that they are all accurate either, but the first one does include some apparently factual data.
http://www.john-daly.com/press/press-02a.htm#funafuti
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.a...20051207a.html
http://www.iceagenow.com/Falling_Sea_Levels.htm
http://www.iceagenow.com/Atlantic_Sea_Level_Falling.htm
http://www.iceagenow.com/Antarctic_I...ls_Falling.htm
http://illconsidered.blogspot.com/20...s-falling.html
http://globallychanging.blogspot.com...ising-sea.html
http://atlas-conferences.com/c/a/i/q/28.htm
This has been turned into such a political issue, thanks in large part to the media and self-promoting politicians, that it's hard to tell which stories are reliable.