Identifying and assessing evidence for recent shoreline change attributable to uncommonly rapid sea-level rise in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, Northwest Pacific Ocean

• Published in: Journal of Coastal Conservation
• Main Authors: Nunn, Patrick, Kohler, Augustine, Kumar, Roselyn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Netherlands 2017
• Subjects: FoR 04 (Earth Sciences); FoR 05 (Environmental Sciences); islands; erosion; mangroves; coral reef; reef islands; climate change; Main Island; Pacific; Edge Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-017-0531-7

Those parts of the northwest Pacific Ocean where sea level has been rising fastest over the past few decades include islands in the Federated States of Micronesia. To understand the possible effects of rapid sea-level rise, coastal surveys were undertaken within Pohnpei State in October 2014. The hi...