The Maldives is racing to create new land. Why are so many people concerned?

成果类型:
News Item
署名作者:
Chase-Lubitz, Jesse
刊物名称:
Nature
ISSN/ISSBN:
0028-6967
DOI:
10.1038/d41586-024-01157-7
发表日期:
2024-04-25
页码:
704-708
关键词:
摘要:
The island nation is expanding its territory by dredging up sediment from the ocean floor. But scientists, former government officials and activists say such reclamation can harm marine ecosystems and make the country more vulnerable to rising seas.