The Vanishing Islands That Failed to Vanish
The Vanishing Islands That Failed to Vanish
Low-lying tropical island nations were expected to be early victims of rising seas. But research tells a surprising story: Many islands are stable. Some have even grown.
I fondly remember the days when rising sea levels, "sometime in 2100 or whenever" was the main climate-related thing. That was nice. Back then, the idea of tipping points was the realm of wild-eyed doomers that no one took seriously. Heat domes? Wildfires? Ocean death? Mass migration? Just science fiction.
Ahh, good times.
Now we have BBC printing stuff like this:
“It’s going to be like Mad Max.” “There will be no humanity. There will be no charity. There will be no fairness...
And 20 percent of islands grew, a few of them because humans had created new land.
Well - pfft - I think you could discount those parts!