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Thursday, June 18, 2020

Islands not 'drowning' as sea levels rise

The Maldives, 
are sandy or 
gravel islands 
sitting on top of 
coral reef 
platforms.

Coral reef 
islands 
across 
the world 
naturally 
adapt to 
survive 
the impact 
of rising 
sea levels.

Islands composed 
of gravel material 
can evolve in the face 
of overtopping waves, 
with sediment from the 
beach face being 
transferred to the 
island's surface.

So the Island's crest 
is being raised 
as sea level rises.

Climate alarmists 
have alway considered
the islands to be inert 
structures unable 
to adjust to rising 
sea levels. 

Coral reef islands 
have developed over 
hundreds to thousands 
of years, as a result 
of energetic wave 
conditions removing 
material from the reef
structure and depositing 
the material towards 
the back of reef platforms,
creating islands.

These islands can easily 
keep up with rising sea level.

Many wealthy people agree, 
because they have invested
in building a huge number 
of resorts on the