Tag: sealevel
5 things you didn’t know about sea-level rise
It’s indisputable: Around the world, seas are rising at a faster rate than at any time in recorded history. On average, sea levels are up to 9 inches higher than they were in the late 1800s — and climate change is to blame. But there’s more to this story than you might realize. Here are…
News spotlight: Can atolls survive sea-level rise?
Across the Indian and Pacific oceans, tiny atolls — islands formed atop ancient coral reefs — are facing an existential crisis. Unchecked sea-level rise could all but wipe them out in the coming century. Rising seas have already made their mark on these islands, having forced the relocation of some South Pacific villages, and even…