Are islands sinking because of global warming?

Answer 1

What is actually happening is that Global Warming is melting the ice at the poles of the Earth which makes the sea levels rise and in turn the islands appear to be sinking but actually the sea levels are rising.

Answer 2

Locations include Kiribati, the Samoas, Hawai'i, the atolls of Micronesia including the Marshall Islands, ...

A famous example of an island group threatened to disappear because of rising water levels due to global warming are the Maledives as their President Nasheed held the world's first underwater cabinet meeting on October 17, 2009 to raise awareness of threats from climate change to low-lying nations such theirs.

** Another Answer: I'm going to throw this out but I'm willing to bet that there are a number of people who will get their panties in a bunch over it....

NO islands are being effected by rising waters caused by global warming! That's because global warming does not exist. It was fabricated by environmentalists to scare more people into furthering their "environmental" agenda. What they had to say sounded believable and many, many people did. However, global warming caused by our societies increased hydrocarbon output has been recently proven to be false. You can disagree with this all you want but that still doesn't change truth.

Answer 3

Some of the places most affected by rising sea levels are expected to include Bangladesh, where millions of people could be displaced, and some of the low-lying Pacific Islands. Holland, New Orleans, London and Venice are other areas.

Most of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, which extends for over a thousand kilometres, will be destroyed. The littoral zones will be affected, and there may be a considerable loss of mangroves. These are the feeding and breeding grounds for fish.

River flats will be inundated, or at least salinated and therefore unproductive for agriculture. Beaches will erode, and some beachfront properties are already at risk. In some areas the entire coastline will change.

Answer 4

Kiribati is probably the country most at risk from the flooding caused by global warming. Rising seas are already flooding the fields where they grow their food crops. They have no high land to move to. Whenever there is a storm and a high tide together they are at risk. Their supplies of fresh water are already contaminated with sea water. The 103,000 people may soon become refugees.

Answer 5

Some islands are experiencing sea level rise due to global warming, which can lead to increased flooding and erosion. However, the idea of entire islands sinking is less common; it's usually the rising sea level that poses a threat to low-lying coastal areas. Engineering solutions such as building seawalls or restoring natural barriers can help mitigate the impact of sea level rise on islands.

Answer 6

likely Haiti because it is in a very bad area and only Allah knows

Answer 7

i think many places have been affected by sea level rise,for example like Katrina that is caused by sea level rise.

Answer 8

All countries, including all South Pacific countries, are being affected by global warming. Several of the island countries, like Kiribati, are barely above sea level.