Ranongga, one of the islands comprising the Solomons, is now officially 10 feet higher above sea level than it originally was due to the tectonic plane grind that caused the magnitude 8 underwater quake last week.

The earthquake triggered a 30-foot high tsunami that wiped out most of the coastal settlements and killed 34 people, with many others still missing. With most of the fishing industry of the archipelago decimated, the once pristine island paradise faces another blow.

Fishermen are trying to go back to operations to help maintain the food supply in their respective locales but the rise of the island after the quake destroyed the coral reefs that house and serve as the breeding grounds for the fish. The parts that did manage to survive the cataclysm are now baking in the sun and left an unstable environment for marine ecosystem.

The tourism industry is also permanently compromised. The Solomons were once considered among the best diving spots in the world for its diverse and vibrant marine neighborhood that housed thousands upon thousands of species. With two of the archipelago's income generators down indefinitely, the national government is now considering alternative measures to sustain life for its citizens.

Foreign help is continuously being supplied by the international community in an effort to alleviate the suffering caused by the disaster. Diving experts say that the reefs and the diving spots may recover in a few years as the main reefs further out sea have managed to remain intact, however, things remain unstable for the moment as the people and the environment enter the recovery phase.