@timwileyindo @TonyClimate As I posted yesterday to YOU the issue is population increase and Tourism. "Despite sea level rising at 4.24 mm/year (1969-2019), accretion was prevalent on 53% of islands, with the remaining islands eroding (25%) or remainin
@timwileyindo @TonyClimate Like I said: "Despite sea level rising at 4.24 mm/year (1969-2019), accretion was prevalent on 53% of islands, with the remaining islands eroding (25%) or remaining stable (22%)." https://t.co/5tyymQmwpk
@Faktantarkast10 @ChrisMartzWX This is latest paper I found, but I'm not across the whole literature of course! So... yes - 53% of Maldives islands accreting but 25% of the islands eroding. Also, as per section 4.4 there are questions as to how long the ac
RT @FrontMarineSci: New Research: Coral reef island shoreline change and the dynamic response of the freshwater lens, Huvadhoo Atoll, Maldi…