Islands can disappear rapidly due to local relative sea level rise and erosion
Multiple studies demonstrate that islands and coastal landforms can experience rapid erosion and land loss driven by local relative sea-level rise and environmental pressures.
The retrieved papers provide substantial evidence across various geographical settings showing that islands and low-lying coastal zones experience rapid erosion, shoreline retreat, and land loss driven by relative sea-level rise and associated physical and biological feedbacks. Therefore, the claim is well-supported by empirical studies.
Zoe J. Hughes, Duncan M. FitzGerald, Carol A. Wilson, Steve C. Pennings, Kazimierz Więski, Amala Mahadevan. Rapid headward erosion of marsh creeks in response to relative sea level rise. 2009. https://doi.org/10.1029/2008gl036000
Demonstrates that marsh creeks experience rapid headward erosion when unable to keep pace with high local relative sea level rise.
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A. Bera, G. Meraj, S. Kanga, M. Farooq, S. Singh, Netrananda Sahu, Pankaj Kumar. Vulnerability and Risk Assessment to Climate Change in Sagar Island, India. 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14050823
Shows that low-lying estuarine islands like Sagar Island experience severe coastal erosion and land loss due to climate change and relative sea-level rise.
K. Fujimoto, K. Furukawa, K. Ono, Shin Watanabe, Eugene Eperiam. Effects of sea-level rise on blue carbon stocks of mangrove ecosystems: insights from Pohnpei Island, Federated States of Micronesia. 2023. https://doi.org/10.20517/cf.2023.12
Indicates that mangrove-fringed islands face surface erosion and potential disappearance if sea-level rise outpaces organic accretion.
Thomas JA, Barnard PL, Vitousek S, Erikson LH, Parker K, Nederhoff K, Befus KM, Shirzaei M. The projected exposure and response of a natural barrier island system to climate-driven coastal hazards.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-76749-4
Finds that barrier islands experience significant shoreline retreat and flooding under projected relative sea level rise.
Divya Mhalaskar, Rajani Panchang. Shoreline Change Analysis of Amini Island, Lakshadweep Using Remote Sensing and GIS. 2025. https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-x-5-w2-2025-383-2025
Confirms that low-lying coral atolls and islands undergo substantial coastal erosion and land loss driven by sea-level rise.
Du L, Deng Y, Zhang L, Luo Z, Wang M, Wang W. Biogeomorphic Feedbacks Triggered by Mangrove Degradation at the Seaward Margin Accelerate Persistent Vegetation Decline.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73574
Shows that vegetation loss and relative sea-level rise trigger rapid margin retreat and degradation at island seaward boundaries.
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