The New Scientist Misses the Science on ‘Sinking Pacific Islands’ - ClimateRealism

The New Scientist Misses the Science on ‘Sinking Pacific Islands’ - ClimateRealism

The New Scientist (NS) recently published “The Pacific Islanders fighting to save their homes from catastrophe” by Katie McQue and Sean Gallagher. The article claims that small Pacific island nations face an existential threat from rising seas and intensifying storms driven by climate change, with displacement already underway and submergence looming. This article is factually false and unsupported by real-world data. The piece relies on emotive…

New Scientist Misses The Science On 'Sinking Pacific Islands'

Real-world data show many Pacific atolls are stable or growing, contradicting claims of inevitable sea-level submergence.