How soon will small islands eventually disappear?

@wardfcsc (190)
Indonesia
January 28, 2024 3:53am CST
The climate crisis will be drowning the small islands first. Yet, it can be sooner than predicted as the global warming seems unstoppable. Part of the capital in my country is on the verge of drowning some years later. How about in your place? How bad is the impact of climate change there?
https://newsus.cgtn.com/news/2024-01-28/How-climate-change-is-hurting-the-small-island-nation-of-Jamaica-1qIy2BtGMZq/p.html
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@RebeccasFarm (90738)
• Arvada, Colorado
28 Jan
It is sad isn't this? I wish for all the islands to stay beautiful.
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• Arvada, Colorado
28 Jan
@wardfcsc I do not believe that there is any way to stop the mighty sea. It is within nature's realm, something that man cannot totally overcome, sadly.
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@wardfcsc (190)
• Indonesia
28 Jan
@RebeccasFarm Sounds reasonable, though it becomes even scarier, how helpless can human be in this situation. Eventually, human is nothing but a dust in the eyes of mother nature.
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@wardfcsc (190)
• Indonesia
28 Jan
It is, how do you think human can stop or at least buy sometime to avoid it? I just can't imagine the people's lives in those areas.
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@lazydaizee (6735)
• United Kingdom
28 Jan
This could be another problem we have to face in the future with sea levels rising. We have been getitng a lot of floods here in the UK.
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@wardfcsc (190)
• Indonesia
28 Jan
I see, how often is the flood now in UK? as far as I remember it didn't happen much when I was there, but it was a while ago.
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• United Kingdom
30 Jan
@wardfcsc We are getting more floods these days. When did you come to the UK and what part did you visit?
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@May2k8 (18441)
• Indonesia
29 Jan
we can't let that happen, we need plants that can absorb large amounts of water.
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@wardfcsc (190)
• Indonesia
29 Jan
True, I hope it can at least buy some time as global warming is so massive.
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• Philippines
28 Jan
Maybe it's just part of nature. But then climate change increase due to pollution. Activist had been going at it for decades.
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@wardfcsc (190)
• Indonesia
28 Jan
Yes, it is true. So, how bad is the impact in your country? Greetings from your neighbour in the south.
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@LadyDuck (472400)
• Switzerland
28 Jan
Switzerland is a landlocked country, we do not risk to disappear because of global warming, but the climate is changing. Here in the south it does not snow anymore.
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@LadyDuck (472400)
• Switzerland
28 Jan
@wardfcsc - It has not really impacted the wild life, but we are concerned because our rivers and streams do not receive the additional water that was brought by the snow. If the temperature continues to warm up, we will be obliged to plant different vegetables.
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@wardfcsc (190)
• Indonesia
28 Jan
@LadyDuck I see, this is new. Does it mean the rivers and streams become less deep or shallow now there?
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@wardfcsc (190)
• Indonesia
28 Jan
Interesting, no more snow at all in the south? how has it impacted the wild life or people's life there?
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• Nairobi, Kenya
28 Jan
Climate change only causes draughts and floods in my country.
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• Nairobi, Kenya
28 Jan
@wardfcsc Yes they are.
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@wardfcsc (190)
• Indonesia
29 Jan
@mildredtabitha I see, how about in the neighboring countries?
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@wardfcsc (190)
• Indonesia
28 Jan
I see, so are the drought longer and floods more frequent there compared to, let's say, two decades ago?
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@jstory07 (141004)
• Roseburg, Oregon
29 Jan
From everything that I have heard and read it is happening sooner than sciences thought it would.
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@wardfcsc (190)
• Indonesia
31 Jan
It is actually, with the sea level is rising already, everything seems happens faster when it comes to environment disruption.
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@sharonelton (29724)
• Lichfield, England
29 Jan
I think you're right, the small islands will soon probably disappear. It is very scary. Do you live on or near a small island? I live in the UK, which is not that small. But it's not that big either.
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@sharonelton (29724)
• Lichfield, England
30 Jan
@wardfcsc Yes, it's happening all over. I heard a story on the telly about someone who's house was crumbling because the cliff it was on was eroding away, but a storm came and took half the cliff away so their house was literally hanging over the edge. They couldn't even claim on the insurance because they reckoned it was due to natural erosion and not the storm!
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@wardfcsc (190)
• Indonesia
30 Jan
@sharonelton I yes, it happened somewhere in the city nearby the capital I guess, or West Java. The erosion, landslide etc has been common during the rainy season like today. Anyway, what's the weather like in UK now? I remember my time in Hastings, it was still snowy in January.
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@wardfcsc (190)
• Indonesia
29 Jan
Well, my country is archipelago but my place is in a fairly medium-sized island. However, due to the lack of urban planning at the capital, some parts of the city, especially in the north are drowning slowly.
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