Nature World News: The creation of new islands could make up for the loss of land in the Maldives due to sea level rise, a study published in the journal Geology suggests.
Regional island building consists of lagoons filling with sand taken from the surrounding coral reefs. As this happens, plant and animal life take root.
By studying the history and timing of this process throughout the area, researchers concluded that the continued accumulation of sand within the reefs found inside Maldivian atolls offer an...