Most atolls will be uninhabitable by the mid-21st century because of sea-level rise exacerbating wave-driven flooding
Abstract
Sea-level rise and wave-driven flooding will damage freshwater resources of most atolls and soon render them uninhabitable.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Apr 06, 2018
- Source ID
- 10.1126/sciadv.aap9741
Entities
People
- Ap van Dongeren
- Clifford Voss
- Curt D. Storlazzi
- Donald W Field
- Ellen Quataert
- Greg A Piniak
- Hariharasubramanian Annamalai
- Olivia M. Cheriton
- Peter W. Swarzenski
- Robert McCall
- Stephen B Gingerich
Organizations
- Deltares
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- United States Department of Defense
- University of Hawaiʻi System