Beach nourishment has complex implications for the future of sandy shores
Beach nourishment—the addition of sand to increase the width or sand volume of the beach—
is a widespread coastal management technique to counteract coastal erosion. Globally …
is a widespread coastal management technique to counteract coastal erosion. Globally …
Climate change and small island developing states
A Thomas, A Baptiste, R Martyr-Koller… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Despite their heterogeneity, small island developing states (SIDS) are recognized as being
particularly at risk to climate change, and, as they share numerous common traits, the United …
particularly at risk to climate change, and, as they share numerous common traits, the United …
Most atolls will be uninhabitable by the mid-21st century because of sea-level rise exacerbating wave-driven flooding
CD Storlazzi, SB Gingerich, AP Van Dongeren… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Sea levels are rising, with the highest rates in the tropics, where thousands of low-lying coral
atoll islands are located. Most studies on the resilience of these islands to sea-level rise …
atoll islands are located. Most studies on the resilience of these islands to sea-level rise …
[HTML][HTML] Loss and damage implications of sea-level rise on Small Island Developing States
R Martyr-Koller, A Thomas, CF Schleussner… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Climate change is inflicting economic and non-economic loss and damage in
small islands states today.•The Comprehensive Risk Management Framework is a tool to …
small islands states today.•The Comprehensive Risk Management Framework is a tool to …
A Renaissance of Atoll Ecology
The approximately 320 atolls of the world, scattered across the tropical oceanic basins,
constitute a unique type of ecosystem in that they are each an integrated unit consisting of …
constitute a unique type of ecosystem in that they are each an integrated unit consisting of …
Interrelated coastal flooding, erosion, and groundwater salinization on a barrier island during Hurricane Fiona
Coastal flooding transforms barrier island morphology and rapidly salinizes freshwater
lenses that support island populations and ecosystems. Climate change is expected to …
lenses that support island populations and ecosystems. Climate change is expected to …
Pathways to sustain atolls under rising sea levels through land claim and island raising
S Brown, RJ Nicholls, A Bloodworth… - Environmental …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Low-lying atoll nations (eg the Maldives, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands) are highly
vulnerable to climate change, especially sea-level rise (SLR). Stringent climate change …
vulnerable to climate change, especially sea-level rise (SLR). Stringent climate change …
Sea level rise will drive divergent sediment transport patterns on fore reefs and reef flats, potentially causing erosion on atoll islands
Atoll reef islands primarily consist of unconsolidated sediment, and their ocean‐facing
shorelines are maintained by sediment produced and transported across their reefs …
shorelines are maintained by sediment produced and transported across their reefs …
Modelling and mitigation of storm-induced saltwater intrusion: Improvement of the resilience of coastal aquifers against marine floods by subsurface drainage
SM Elsayed, H Oumeraci - Environmental modelling & software, 2018 - Elsevier
Storm-induced saltwater intrusion (SISWI) often starts with (i) overtopping/breaching of a
coastal barrier followed by (ii) hinterland inundation and (iii) subsequent vertical seawater …
coastal barrier followed by (ii) hinterland inundation and (iii) subsequent vertical seawater …
Freshwater availability under climate change
T Falkland, I White - Climate change and impacts in the pacific, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The 2014 Samoa UN Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
reaffirmed the vulnerability of SIDS to global changes and extreme events. The effect of …
reaffirmed the vulnerability of SIDS to global changes and extreme events. The effect of …