Will climate change destroy China's new Pacific Islands?

For many Pacific Island states, the current forecasts for rising sea levels due to climate change will severely impact their territory. ... by Trump's decision that he ordered his country's officials to cancel any cooperation with the United States until Washington has a new climate change policy in place. read more

China's new islands are mostly made by pouring sand and concrete onto existing submerged reefs. While climate change might damage the reefs, being covered in sand would have already killed most of the reefs' coral. Rising sea levels are a threat, but dredging more sand is still viable. read more

The submerged islands were part of the Solomon Islands, an archipelago that over the last two decades has seen annual sea levels rise as much as 10mm (0.4in), according to research published in the May issue of the online journal Environmental Research Letters. read more

Pacific islands consist of small islands like Kiribati, Tuvalu, Fiji, Cook Islands, Marshal Islands, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu. Pacific islands are one of the region are being affected by climate change. read more