Climate change has engulfed 5 islands in the Pacific Ocean

According to The Guardian magazine, 5 small islands in the Pacific Ocean have disappeared due to sea level rise and erosion. Australian researchers have made the first scientific assertions about the impact of climate change on the Pacific coast.

The disappearing islands are part of the Solomon Islands , the islands have seen 10mm sea level rise each year over the past two decades. This is the latest study published in the online journal Environmental Research Letters.

The disappearing islands range in size from 1 to 5 hectares, including Kakatina, Kale, Rapita, Rehana and Zollies . These islands do not have human beings but have dense tropical vegetation cover. However, two of the five islands were washed away partially into the sea, the researchers found all the villages were destroyed and people were forced to relocate. The researcher also said that one of the islands called Nuatambu is home to 25 families, but half of the living area and 11 houses have also disappeared.

The rest of one of the six islands was eroded at Solomon.(Photo: HANDOUT / Reuters).

The researchers used time-based imagery and satellite imagery to capture islands since 1947 as well as knowledge and radioactive carbon for plants and found that the islands were completely gone or severely eroded due to sea level rise. Solomon Islands is a country with a population of 640,000 people, made up of hundreds of islands and located about 1,000 miles northeast of Australia.

The study also raises questions about the role of government in planning relocation for people. The head of the Solomon Islands National Disaster Council said: "Support and support from development partners and international financial mechanisms such as the Green Climate Fund" should be called. The Green Climate Fund, part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, was established to help countries respond to climate change. Solomon Islands is also among 175 countries that signed a global agreement in Paris to limit climate change.

The study also said that the relocation of residents is also a very serious problem. Some residents on Nuatambu Island have moved to neighboring islands or higher volcanic islands, other residents have been forced to leave Narato Island. Sirilo Sutaroti, 94, emigrated from Narato Island, said: "Seawater has begun to invade the land, we have to move to the top of the hill and rebuild the swept away villages."

Most islands in Solomon are low and easily flooded by sea level rise.(Photo: BBC NH / Jon Clay / BBC NHU).

The phenomenon of sea level rise is only causing destruction in certain locations, but it is also a clear sign that climate change may threaten the relocation of people in the future. near the. Currently, what is happening at Solomon is a disturbing message about climate change and sea level rise not only for coastal people but also for most of the major cities near the river and the sea.