As oceans rise, are some nations doomed to vanish?

Are some nations doomed to vanish?

Short answer? Of course. Just look at a map of the world. Any nation with most of its territory near sea level is in big trouble. It is probably too late to save some of these countries.

But it isn't just nations that will vanish. Even in countries not threatened with extinction, some of their largest cities are too close to sea level to save. Shanghai, Tokyo, Manila, New York, London, Antwerp, St. Petersburg, Stockholm, Miami, and the list goes on. Today too many people are saying the dangers are exaggerated. In the future, those same people will be saying, "I told you so. Why didn't you do anything to stop this problem?"

The Maldives? I thought they were already under water. I believed the predictions, but now I see they opened a new airport (Madivaru) in February this year. Now, why would a country that is just about to disappear do something like that?

No. The majority of islands have gained land mass over the last 30 years. Bangladesh was said to be at risk from sea level rise, but it too has seen an increase in land.

No. The majority of islands have gained land mass over the last 30 years. Bangladesh was said to be at risk from sea level rise, but it too has seen an increase in land

In the case of Bangladesh the new land is due to silt from the mountains deposited on the river deltas and man made land formed by damming some estuaries and filling them in. Other regions of the Bangladesh coast are being inundated slowly. In the case of islands it is almost 100% from volcanic activity or man made land fill. The seas are definitely rising and one can see the effects during King Tides in places like Miami or coastal California where surface streets are inundated by sea water.