The remains of one of six partially eroded islands in the nation of Solomon Islands, Oct. 2013
Alan: The irresponsible "conservative" assumption that "the climate is always changing so I needn't do anything" flies in the face of the truly conservative assumption that "if I have only one car for the rest of my life and that car is showing signs of overheating, then I will do everything in my power to remedy the cause of that overheating."
"The Danger Of Science Denial"
TED Talk by Michael Specter
A Meanspirited But Accurate Attack On Creationists - And The Larger Meaning Of Science Denial
5 Pacific Islands Lost to Rising Sea Levels
Tara John, Time Magazine, May 10, 2016
Six other islands have lost large areas of land to the sea, displacing entire villages
Five of the Solomon Islands have disappeared into the Pacific Ocean due to rising seas and erosion, in what Australian researchers say is the first major effect of climate change on the coastlines and people of the Pacific.
The Solomon Islands archipelago has seen annual sea levels rise as much as 0.4 inches, according to research published inEnvironmental Research Letters. Using aerial footage, radiocarbon dating of trees and traditional knowledge, researchers discovered that five tiny islands that existed in 1947 had completely disappeared by 2014.
On top of the uninhabited, submerged islands—which range in size from 2.5 to 12.4 acres—six other islands have seen chunks of land washed into the sea, forcing entire villages on two of them to be relocated. One of the islands affected was Nuatambu, which lost half its habitable area since 2011, including 11 houses.
The Solomon Islands is a nation made up of hundreds of islands, with a population of about 640,000 people.
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