tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post4473130453730886278..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: Kiribati Bails OutMichael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-4269266997568434972016-02-17T20:38:04.709-08:002016-02-17T20:38:04.709-08:00sorta
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn276...sorta <br /><br />https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27639-small-atoll-islands-may-grow-not-sink-as-sea-levels-rise/<br /><br />Lots of caveats there.<br /><br />I think the main trouble with this kind of "growth" is, you don't live on an average area. For one thing, new coral detritus isn't really dry land yet. For another, if your island gets swamped by storms more often it's little consolation that its area is increasing.<br /><br />Think about it. Pictures of atolls look like low-lying land anywhere. What does this "new area" look like? How long would it take to develop soil?<br /><br />I'm not an expert on this by any means, but I find it hard to believe that this sort of growth helps in rapid sea level rise scenarios. As usual, it's crucial to remember that you ain't seen nothin' yet.<br /> Michael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-88199361218348980052016-02-17T18:05:34.143-08:002016-02-17T18:05:34.143-08:00"An increasing number of atoll studies are no..."An increasing number of atoll studies are not supporting claims of Pacific island leaders that “islands are sinking.” Scientific studies published this year show, for example, that land area in Tuvalu’s capital atoll of Funafuti grew seven percent over the past century despite significant sea level rise. Another study reported that 23 of 27 atoll islands across Kiribati, Tuvalu and the Federated States of Micronesia either increased in area or remained stable over recent decades."<br /><br />http://pacificpolicy.org/2015/05/so-far-most-atolls-winning-the-sea-level-rise-battle/<br /><br />I sometimes look for grand and overarching reasons not to take care of daily business as well. Fortunately I have a wife.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12747117922597525042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-85162814640178406502016-02-17T14:07:15.191-08:002016-02-17T14:07:15.191-08:00Odd, coming from someone like you who lives in suc...Odd, coming from someone like you who lives in such a culturally and historically rich place. To your question, I don't know, maybe, but this doesn't scale to Bangladesh worth a damn.<br /><br />Also as I pointed out <a href="http://initforthegold.blogspot.com/2007/07/first-meter.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> a few years back, there's huge infrastructure risk in developed countries. This issue is <a href="http://grist.org/climate-energy/oil-refinery-threatened-by-sea-level-rise-asks-government-to-fix-problem/" rel="nofollow">coming up now</a> on the US east coast, where sea level rise is accelerated by regional climate change. <br /><br />The point is not how individuals or particular groups cope so much as that the problems are already starting and getting in gear for the adaptation is happening in some quarters (while <a href="http://initforthegold.blogspot.com/2007/11/nature-vs-real-estate.html" rel="nofollow">not in others</a> where it really ought to). Michael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-36964235404795771942016-02-17T11:59:55.805-08:002016-02-17T11:59:55.805-08:00Could be a sensible solution. How does it stack up...Could be a sensible solution. How does it stack up, cost-wise?William M. Connolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.com