YET ANOTHER PEER-REVIEWED STUDY DEBUNKS ALARMIST CLAIMS ABOUT TUVALU
A new study published on 5th July 2019 in Geology, the journal of the Geological Society of America, indicates even if seas continue to rise, low-lying islands and atolls, such asTuvalu and are likely to adapt to the rising seas rather than sink beneath them, contrary to Alarmist climate model projections.
Lead author and University of Auckland doctoral candidate Megan Tuck says the findings, along with previous research, has profound implications for understanding the physical vulnerability of reef islands and challenges the (alarmist and misguided) assumption that they will simply drown.
“Atoll islands do not sit inert on the reef, instead the gravel and sand they are made up of shifts on the reef itself so that the land changes in response to environmental conditions. Interestingly, the elevation of the atoll crest – THE HIGHEST GROUND – MIRRORED THE RISE IN SEA LEVEL which suggests sea level may be an important controlling factor on island elevation.”
Co-researcher Dr Murray Ford, also from the University of Auckland, says the study shows islands are more resilient than previously thought, able to change shape or physically adjust to higher sea levels and more severe storms.
“While the effect on particular islands of climate-induced changes will vary, there is plenty of evidence to suggest THESE ISLANDS ARE MORE RESILIENT than commonly thought,” he says.
Previous research by the team, which used aerial photos going back as far as 1943 to track changes to the 101 islands that make up the Tuvalu archipelago, found that overall there was a NET GAIN in land area of 2.9 percent or 73.5ha over the past 40 years.
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