Coral islands will grow in response to increase of level of the World Ocean

Ecologists came to a conclusion that coral islands will be able to adapt for increase of level of the World Ocean connected with climate change. The models constructed by them showed that waters washing land will transfer sand upward, thus increasing height of a crest of the island and without allowing it to sink. Article is published in Science Advances. One of the most noticeable consequences of global climate change — increase of level of the World Ocean. It is connected first of all with two factors: thawing of glaciers and increase in volume of water when heating. According to the forecast of Intergovernmental group...