Many articles say islands are disappearing as global warming causes sea levels to rise.
All islands mentioned are not disappearing as sea levels rise, they are sinking. Because they are all volcanic islands, and the phenomenon is called subsidence.
Besides, how could the sea level be rising around a bunch of volcanic islands, but not granite islands and continents?
[–] Smell_the_Covfefe ago
Many articles say islands are disappearing as global warming causes sea levels to rise. All islands mentioned are not disappearing as sea levels rise, they are sinking. Because they are all volcanic islands, and the phenomenon is called subsidence. Besides, how could the sea level be rising around a bunch of volcanic islands, but not granite islands and continents?