Many Atolls May be Uninhabitable Within Decades Due to Climate Change
Monday, October 5, 2015 - 10:20
in Earth & Climate
A new study shows that the combined effect of storm-induced wave-driven flooding and sea level rise on island atolls may be more severe and happen sooner than previous estimates of inundation predicted by passive “bathtub” modeling for low-lying atoll islands, and especially at higher sea levels forecasted for the future due to climate change. More […]