These Islands Shouldn't Exist

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  • @TheMrbox07
    @TheMrbox07 10 годин тому +78

    Coral Biologist here. You did a great job acknowledging the importance of conservation/restoration efforts, but i think the confidence that the coral machine will just keep going is unfounded. There is serious debate whether coral reefs will continue to exist through the middle of this century in a form the provides benefits to humans.
    Im not an expert on islands and erosion, so my next ideas is pure speculation, but I wonder if the shifting balance towards reef erosion on reefs (climate change induced bleaching and other factors) generates more sediment and therefore provides a limited time frame when atolls can grow even if no reef means more coastal erosion in the long term.
    I appreciate your excellent informative videos!

    • @stephenlangsl67
      @stephenlangsl67 8 годин тому

      Got it. If I ever purchase a private island that turns out to be a Coral Reef Atoll, I'll make sure to put concrete blocks around the island and have them cemented together.

    • @xiphosura413
      @xiphosura413 8 годин тому +4

      Yeah, it all clicked when he reminded me that ultimately the sediment is sourced primarily from dead coral and other reef life, suddenly it makes sense that these islands are growing considering the amount of coral dying and being smashed up by storms each year is skyrocketing.

  • @normansuenaga6741
    @normansuenaga6741 19 годин тому +149

    great to see Hank again.

    • @MourningGullTheLostTribesWoman
      @MourningGullTheLostTribesWoman 19 годин тому +2

      Commented 9 minutes ago and only TWO likes⁉️⁉️ WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE ⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️ 👻

    • @TheMooseNextDoor
      @TheMooseNextDoor 9 годин тому

      9 hours ago and only 105 likes

    • @PunishedKrab
      @PunishedKrab 7 годин тому +2

      Jesus, Marie! They're minerals!

  • @mikek2617
    @mikek2617 12 годин тому +91

    So many of these islands aren't shrinking atoll.

    • @noahpollard9713
      @noahpollard9713 11 годин тому

      Source or nothing you say matters

    • @jeffwei
      @jeffwei 11 годин тому +9

      @@noahpollard9713 it's a pun

    • @adamgreen9548
      @adamgreen9548 11 годин тому +5

      @@noahpollard9713 Calm down

    • @88marome
      @88marome 9 годин тому +1

      @noahpollard9713 LoL

    • @lenwecalmcacil
      @lenwecalmcacil 8 годин тому +3

      ​@@noahpollard9713 swoosh

  • @jforce91
    @jforce91 14 годин тому +35

    you forgot their foundations- volcanic seamounts. about 3/4 of the world's atolls form over long dead volcanic islands, hence why they are found in close proximity to active oceanic subduction zones or hotspots.
    We can even see this process at work in places like french polynesia and samoa, where the volcanic islands are fringed by reefs, and these reefs will continue to grow even as the volcano dies off.
    Reefs love shallow water with lots of sun- as the seamount erodes, it deposits more sediment, raising the average height of the seabed around the island, which promotes reef growth, which in turn stabilises and traps sediment, so coral is able to grow at even shallower depths.

  • @fosibro4951
    @fosibro4951 4 години тому +9

    Im a maldivian 😮😮
    I feel like there are some points you really shouldve talked about. While sand deposits help build up islands, the our reefs are relatively young and not as extensive as, say, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, which has been forming for over 20 million years, our reefs are only a few thousand years old and cover a much smaller area.
    With global warming killing corals through bleaching and heat stress, sand production will also start slowing down. While in the short term our islands may grow in size massively, eventually the rate kf sea level rise will overwhelm sand production.
    Even with sand deposits, it won’t be enough to keep up with the rising sea levels forever. Even with sea level rise of just 2 to 3 meters we're honestly just f*cked.

    • @Hexamath
      @Hexamath 3 години тому +2

      Yeah as another Maldivian, the only real way to stop our country from disappearing in a hundred years is to actually stop global warming as it is now. We have to solve the problem head-on, not go around it.

    • @malavoy1
      @malavoy1 Годину тому +1

      I wonder if you could set up a station off shore and slowly drip some sodium bicarbonate into the water flowing towards the reef to neutralize the acidity in the water that is killing the coral.

    • @fosibro4951
      @fosibro4951 36 хвилин тому +1

      @malavoy1 there have been discussions about stuff like that, as well as artificially cooling the water on top of coral reefs. The thing is it's too expensive to do at scale and will only be done at a few vital reefs and resort house reefs.

  • @gatorbait9385
    @gatorbait9385 12 годин тому +14

    I'm in Florida, and I've been telling people for years the beaches and barrier islands are supposed to move

  • @zachary37
    @zachary37 17 годин тому +117

    "let's say a wave hits the western edge of an atoll" the wave hits the eastern edge of the atoll on screen, lol

    • @joshbeverly
      @joshbeverly 17 годин тому +15

      Yeah, not sure the person making the graphic read the script or vice versa.

    • @jeremypippen
      @jeremypippen 16 годин тому +5

      this mishap gave me a small headache lol

    • @jantjarks7946
      @jantjarks7946 16 годин тому +3

      My right hand points to the west, while my left hand points to the west too.
      😳

    • @ksyodeb
      @ksyodeb 16 годин тому +3

      @@dasstigma Any map that's oriented with north at the top, will show east on the right and west on the left.

    • @dasstigma
      @dasstigma 15 годин тому +2

      @@ksyodeb Yes I am aware how reality works, I just did not see the compass at first.

  • @sushantmanandhar1387
    @sushantmanandhar1387 11 годин тому +12

    2:42 that wave's heading west

    • @TaLeng2023
      @TaLeng2023 4 години тому

      The West is never gonna stop flooding

  • @kevinmanan1304
    @kevinmanan1304 17 годин тому +13

    I went to the Pink Beach near Komodo island. It’s crazy how red coral can blanket the beach a tad pink.

  • @texaspineywoods3879
    @texaspineywoods3879 17 годин тому +14

    Love you for what you do here, Hank. 👍🏻💪

  • @Ab_Bea
    @Ab_Bea 11 годин тому +2

    Thank you so much for making the tone more casual. Very much appreciated!

  • @gmllama
    @gmllama 14 годин тому +13

    I expected to hear more about coral bleaching in an episode about climate change and its effects on small islands/atolls -- will that not have an impact on the ability for these land masses to maintain steady growth patterns based on corals?

    • @MrWombatty
      @MrWombatty 10 годин тому +1

      Was asking myself the same question!

  • @DomyTheMad420
    @DomyTheMad420 19 годин тому +35

    1:55 the hilarious part is that this actually would also happen for your potted plant (if you use certain filler compounds)
    fully saturated soil takes up significantly more space then dry soil.

    • @goosenotmaverick1156
      @goosenotmaverick1156 18 годин тому +6

      Watching substrate do exactly that when bottom watering is a fascinating thing to watch. Even if it is slow 😂

  • @dank_69_420_memes
    @dank_69_420_memes 4 години тому +2

    The country of Tuvalu is entirely on low lying atolls and they're going to be the first country to become unlivable because of climate change via sea level rise. They're working on digitizing as much of their culture as they can to preserve it once the country is no more. 🇹🇻

  • @648Roland
    @648Roland 12 годин тому +2

    Acidification of the oceans plus water temperature are the tipping points.

  • @exelibrium
    @exelibrium 3 години тому +1

    It is well known fact that you will typically have depositional shores on land that is sinking and erosional shores where it is rising. As an example the northern part of Denmark with dunes and spits that grow, opposed to the cliffs the European Mediterranean coast that are eroded by waves and rockfalls.

  • @KarissaBoBissa
    @KarissaBoBissa Годину тому +1

    At around 3:00 your eastern/western directions are swapped, "let's say a big wave heading east hits the western edge of an atoll...." but the animation on-screen shows those directions swapped. This could easily be fixed by mirroring that chunk of video across a vertical axis.

  • @mjdally82
    @mjdally82 8 годин тому +2

    Never Eat Soggy Weet-Bix, Hank 😂

  • @ramonarjona4928
    @ramonarjona4928 17 годин тому +10

    This is a great video and I am always grateful to see attention focused on the island nations of the Pacific.
    That said, in a future video you might consider the impact of ocean acidification and temperature rise on the coral factories, as this is likely to have an important impact on the ecology of the atolls and islands of the Pacific region.

  • @Em4gdn1m
    @Em4gdn1m 14 годин тому +6

    Who you callin an atoll?

  • @SarvyShibau
    @SarvyShibau 12 годин тому +1

    Today I learned something insane about where I've lived for nearly 3 decades now. Crazy stuff that our "local experts" are barely scratching the surface on...

  • @carolpatten2841
    @carolpatten2841 6 годин тому +1

    What a bunch of atolls.
    🥁🥁 🥁

  • @AaronGeo
    @AaronGeo 19 годин тому +197

    *UA-cam slaps climate change tab the second the video releases* (i know it's to combat misinformation, but dear god it's annoying)

    • @katyusha9319
      @katyusha9319 19 годин тому +20

      Not rlly

    • @OzarksWildman
      @OzarksWildman 18 годин тому +15

      It’s like a nanny nobody asked for.

    • @ronnyg1691
      @ronnyg1691 18 годин тому +33

      Funny how Google virtue-signals so hard while their AI (like many other tech companies AIs) gobbles energy like crazy leaving significant negative environmental impact.

    • @eduardonoriega8667
      @eduardonoriega8667 18 годин тому +1

      Dear God how annoying 😂

    • @VeteranVandal
      @VeteranVandal 18 годин тому +14

      The ads are way, way more annoying. Sometimes this video pulls 6, with at least half a minute being impossible to plainly skip, in a six minute video. That's approximately 7.7% of the about 390 seconds of info.

  • @nununaeem6039
    @nununaeem6039 8 годин тому +1

    Omgggg he’s talking about my country Maldives!! I saw the thumbnail and legit freaked out 😂

  • @TeeganLee
    @TeeganLee 18 годин тому +7

    I am not a great plant parent and the soil does in fact rise up when I water them sometimes. It dries out so much it becomes hydrophobic and will float.

    • @FirstnameLastname-db5pp
      @FirstnameLastname-db5pp 18 годин тому

      It doesnt become hydrophilic just the water alone can not take the air out of the dried soil that why it rises then the dryed soil has air inside hydrophilic 🤣🤣🤣

    • @deek791
      @deek791 16 годин тому

      The organic material in the soil also expands as it soaks up and retains water, leading to an increase in volume.

    • @TeeganLee
      @TeeganLee 15 годин тому +2

      @@FirstnameLastname-db5pp I said hydrophobic, not hydrophilic, that’s literally the exact opposite. And soil can absolutely become hydrophobic.

    • @TeeganLee
      @TeeganLee 15 годин тому +1

      @@deek791 that’s not what I’m talking about though.

    • @TaLeng2023
      @TaLeng2023 4 години тому

      ​@@TeeganLeetrue. I've had some pots I forgot to plant anything and it hasn't been watered for quite a while that now it won't absorb water.

  • @arcadepiano
    @arcadepiano 11 годин тому +2

    1:31 quantitive analisys speeded up

  • @mospeada1152
    @mospeada1152 5 годин тому

    2:45 - Think you have your East and West mixed up!

  • @jasonspeeds1
    @jasonspeeds1 16 годин тому +1

    So, are only the coastlines of these islands going to stay above sea level, while the interiors remain at their previous height? Or are the raising the interior, buildings and infrastructure as the sea rises?

  • @kellydalstok8900
    @kellydalstok8900 2 години тому

    Can you make a video about the Waddeneilanden? It’s not just tropical islands which are interesting.

  • @whitegryphon2022
    @whitegryphon2022 12 годин тому +1

    This may be regional, but i have heard it said this way for all 50 plus years

  • @mellissadalby1402
    @mellissadalby1402 14 годин тому +5

    I honestly believe that a good portion of all that white sand is from Parrot fish poop.
    They nibble off the buts of coral and poop out much white sand, I've seen videos of that behavior.
    Plus, they are at work in that way all the time.

  • @Aluenvey
    @Aluenvey 12 годин тому +1

    Oh dude that sounds like a way to make small islands regenerate lost land mass. That or they're made out of Oatmeal.

  • @Osentalka
    @Osentalka 14 годин тому +2

    Until the corals bleach and die from the increased heat...

  • @paulinemoira8442
    @paulinemoira8442 6 годин тому

    Since you mentioned fresh ground water; where does ground water on small islands even come from? Rain alone doesn't seem to be enough.

  • @InimicalWit
    @InimicalWit 46 хвилин тому

    3:06
    Okay, real talk, I vibe with this east/west mixup. Like, I fuckin’ know what east and west are, but one thing that keeps happening in 4+ decades of life, now, is I will open my mouth to say one and the other comes out. 💙

  • @crimsonraen
    @crimsonraen 18 годин тому

    Huh, that's really neat! It makes sense, but is also super cool. :)

  • @coltonmccuan7518
    @coltonmccuan7518 9 годин тому +1

    Did I hear correctly? Atoll sand is plain Tums powder?

  • @InimicalWit
    @InimicalWit Годину тому

    I like the people in the comments who are suggesting climate change isn’t real, by way of the evidence we have of how often the climate on the planet has changed. Y’know, in its lifetime.
    Like … the antihero gaslighting the hero by telling them their idea is awful and then pretending to come up with it in the next moment.
    That and I like how people think that billions of people doing things on a planet aren’t going to have an effect on it.
    We weren’t here. And now we are. Yes. That’s going to change things.
    Like … yes, the climate is going to shift SOMEHOW.
    Are we going to accurately predict it?
    That’s only maybe

  • @guard13007
    @guard13007 5 годин тому

    1:49 That's literally what happens if you have good soil though. xD

  • @parkerhanson4009
    @parkerhanson4009 9 годин тому

    I'm genuinely concerned. I used informal dialect to defuse any tension, but I am concerned.

  • @TheMooseNextDoor
    @TheMooseNextDoor 9 годин тому

    This is a very interesting video

  • @xpndblhero5170
    @xpndblhero5170 9 годин тому

    Sand being sneaky asf.... 😂

  • @cht2162
    @cht2162 11 годин тому +1

    Is this Nothing Atoll?

  • @MawdyDev
    @MawdyDev 11 годин тому +2

    I thought there was a skidmark in the thumbnail...

    • @Hexamath
      @Hexamath 3 години тому +1

      LMAO that is the funniest reaction to my country being in the thumbnail I've seen so far.

    • @MawdyDev
      @MawdyDev 2 години тому +1

      @Hexamath I'M SORRY

  • @norb6492
    @norb6492 13 годин тому

    Wonderful.

  • @jpt9328
    @jpt9328 18 годин тому +19

    FL has spent more than $2B on beach replenishment since the early 1900s to keep the barrier islands exactly where they are - a literal Sisyphian task.

    • @magnemoe1
      @magnemoe1 15 годин тому +3

      Because people use up the ground water so the land sinks as ground water was part of it. Yes seas has been rising a couple of cm.
      Simply use less ground water and it stops. Ground water is like game animals you can hunt so many and fine 3x it and they get rarer and rarer.

    • @jpt9328
      @jpt9328 15 годин тому +1

      So you're saying drought is causing subsidence? Otherwise average rainfall over time should correct for this. (Sand ain't great at holding groundwater in the absence of soil, and generally the only soil on atolls and barrier islands is in the interior. So why would there be subsidence where there is no soil?)

  • @jursamaj
    @jursamaj 11 годин тому

    Of course, if the waves are bad enough, they don't just push the sediment around, but wash it away from the island entirely…

  • @Fayanora
    @Fayanora 3 години тому

    Good thing all the coral reefs are fully healthy and doing well as ever. Right?

  • @KingOfGamesss
    @KingOfGamesss 12 годин тому

    What's the deal with the Star-Shaped sand on a few certain beaches?

  • @ThunderApache
    @ThunderApache 4 години тому

    4:51 Can the changing pH of the ocean water due to climate change hamper the process of producing new sand from the coral factory?

  • @RachelBlomstrom
    @RachelBlomstrom 9 годин тому

    So based on the same idea that a tolls are going to remain because history was constantly providing with new decay; what would science show have to say about the theory that oil is not really a scarcity because of the same reason.

    • @amitpatilamit
      @amitpatilamit 4 години тому +1

      Scarcity is not the major reason why everyone is trying to move away from it, though. It is definitely a factor as finding new well locations and setting up is costly. Also, it is not a universal resource, so some countries make money while others become dependent on them.

  • @zachcarter3186
    @zachcarter3186 7 годин тому

    Where do we usually find upkifted land ....

  • @neilcoelho
    @neilcoelho 2 години тому

    Can you please explain how is there drinkable ground water in an atol or any island ?

  • @Hexamath
    @Hexamath 3 години тому

    >sees title and my country on thumbnail
    Man what did we ever do to you -also true-

  • @Bakasan16
    @Bakasan16 19 годин тому +31

    Obviously its because Islands float on the water

    • @colin-nekritz
      @colin-nekritz 18 годин тому +7

      It’s true, and birds aren’t real.

    • @YeenMage
      @YeenMage 18 годин тому +2

      Only in the Greek myth where the titaness Leto gave birth on a floating island and others.

    • @jasongrundy1717
      @jasongrundy1717 18 годин тому +4

      That also explains why Manhatten isn't under water like was supposed to be 2 decades ago. Because continents float too!

    • @alexshinxs3605
      @alexshinxs3605 18 годин тому +4

      ​@@jasongrundy1717 that they unironically do

    • @lysandroabelcher2592
      @lysandroabelcher2592 17 годин тому +1

      Yeah I heard one guy said something on that like lately at DJT rally in MSG, about Puerto Rico. And still he'd be voted because his name has the right letters on it... #WeeklyWorldNews becoming real 🤦‍♂#OyVey

  • @STEVEARABIA1
    @STEVEARABIA1 17 годин тому +13

    coral islands formed because they used to be under water. The idea that the planet will be static for eternity is ridiculous.

    • @tauceti8060
      @tauceti8060 15 годин тому +2

      Even continents aint static

    • @TheDanEdwards
      @TheDanEdwards 14 годин тому +3

      Who said the planet is static?

    • @darthmaul216
      @darthmaul216 3 години тому

      So that disproves man made global warming?

    • @kenmoncrief9903
      @kenmoncrief9903 36 хвилин тому +1

      ​@@TheDanEdwardssome people think that way. Then again, some people think Earth is flat. I used to think they were just trolling until I met one 🫤

  • @Pjatgoj
    @Pjatgoj 7 годин тому

    At 1:10 surely you must have meant 20 millimeters, not, centimeters;)

  • @janetf23
    @janetf23 19 годин тому +8

    Wait, 2:45, what direction is the wave heading?

    • @StardogTheRed
      @StardogTheRed 18 годин тому +5

      I think the animation team may have erred?

    • @urieaaron
      @urieaaron 18 годин тому +2

      Thank you, I was so confused.

    • @jantjarks7946
      @jantjarks7946 16 годин тому +1

      From the south to the north, they turned it sideways and he didn't notice.

    • @noahpollard9713
      @noahpollard9713 11 годин тому +3

      They messed up. I spent 10 minutes on this

  • @WiwatChang
    @WiwatChang 8 годин тому

    So some atolls might be growing, but the cyclones they face are also growing stronger and faster than they are, thanks to climate change :-(

  • @GetFitNick
    @GetFitNick 2 години тому

    4:40 the Bikini Bottom Line

  • @unknownmanufacturer2669
    @unknownmanufacturer2669 12 годин тому

    Hank looks a bit sick

  • @GrandmasterBBC
    @GrandmasterBBC 19 годин тому

    I'm surrounded by atolls!

  • @michaelsurratt1864
    @michaelsurratt1864 13 годин тому

    I mean nothing and everything should exist

  • @ssuuy
    @ssuuy Годину тому

    So the sea level isn’t rising due to “global warming”?

  • @AkiriHasan
    @AkiriHasan 7 годин тому

    Yeah we Maldivians still rockin 😅 🇲🇻

  • @ProjectNOTOS
    @ProjectNOTOS 19 годин тому +9

    INTERESTING VIDEO! We will do a video about the smallest island ever

  • @scoobiusmaximus9508
    @scoobiusmaximus9508 13 годин тому +2

    So how does all the coral dying from warmer oceans affect this process?

  • @Oomzilla
    @Oomzilla 3 години тому

    That's good news to wake up to. 😊

  • @barnysadventures
    @barnysadventures 11 годин тому

    Can anyone tell me how the hell the sea level is rising faster around these atolls 1:11 than anywhere else?

    • @oscarmedina1303
      @oscarmedina1303 9 годин тому

      Sea level rises faster the closer you are to the equator. Look at the distance from the Equator.

    • @barnysadventures
      @barnysadventures 8 годин тому

      @@oscarmedina1303 and what is the cause of that? He mentions around three times the rise. If this was the case then the sea level rise of three times at the equator would also be relevant backwards in time, and the oblique sphereoid that is the earth would almost be the disk that the flat earthers go on about. Also, three times what? If the average sea level rise is 20cm, and the sea has already risen by 60cm to 70cm around the equator, that means that the areas further away from the equator have not risen at all, and therefore would be causing the earth to flatten.

    • @amitpatilamit
      @amitpatilamit 4 години тому

      ​@@barnysadventures Wow, so much to unpack in one comment. The way you are reaching for it is amazing! 😀

  • @TheStickCollector
    @TheStickCollector 19 годин тому +9

    "I'm still standing" -Them

  • @Udink
    @Udink 8 годин тому

    Climate Change

  • @CharlesTersteeg
    @CharlesTersteeg 18 годин тому +3

    Isn't the Maldives on a plate. No other islands on that plate?

  • @kidmohair8151
    @kidmohair8151 9 годин тому

    except...
    we are as a result of that same climate change,
    killing the coral reefs.

  • @ksyodeb
    @ksyodeb 16 годин тому +7

    OK, the wave graphic shows waves coming in from the east and striking the eastern shore....not the west. Unless it's upside down.

    • @jantjarks7946
      @jantjarks7946 16 годин тому +2

      No, it was from the north to the south, but he didn't notice that it was turned sideways.

  • @JesseFeld
    @JesseFeld 19 годин тому +3

    Wait so kid John Green was right, small islands do float kinda not really!

  • @fake_dice_fr
    @fake_dice_fr 19 годин тому +14

    MALDIVES MENTIONED🇲🇻🇲🇻🇲🇻🇲🇻🇲🇻🇲🇻🇲🇻🇲🇻🇲🇻 🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 WTF IS A GOOD GOVERNMENT THAT ISNT CORRUPT 😭😭😭💀💀💀💀💀

    • @quakeknight9680
      @quakeknight9680 18 годин тому

      Should've written "WTF IS A NON-MUSLIM" because almost every single one of em is a muslim

    • @itsyaboiaman
      @itsyaboiaman 18 годин тому

      Muizzu will f our country 😂

  • @vj.joseph
    @vj.joseph 18 годин тому +2

    Got the climate change label already as bonus..😂😂😂

  • @JanetKarasz
    @JanetKarasz 8 годин тому

    Gosh AI is terrible at nuance and sarcasm. I get these disclaimers from the noble YT producers counteracting the flat earth and the anti-vaxx narrative.

  • @parkerhanson4009
    @parkerhanson4009 9 годин тому

    Yo you sweaty and your pupils be dilated. I am worried about you Hank

  • @brushylake4606
    @brushylake4606 8 годин тому

    So, as usual, the "ironclad predictions" given over the years have proven to be wrong. But, we're still operating under the rather arrogant assumption that we understand these systems. The feedback loops and poorly understood mechanisms are proving to confound all the expert predictions.

  • @falkranduhm10
    @falkranduhm10 13 годин тому

    Which is also a bone-nus

  • @larry1873
    @larry1873 9 годин тому

    Big LOL

  • @BridePat
    @BridePat 5 годин тому

    Why have half the commentators acc's numbers at the end and their profile pics all are empty? Seems like a botwave. Have seen a lot of this recently on YT, everywherer. kinda sus

    • @BridePat
      @BridePat 5 годин тому

      welp these acc's are almost all 10-12 years old, which first made me less and then more sus xD

  • @joelharris4399
    @joelharris4399 19 годин тому +13

    Republicans and libertarians looking forward to Kevin Costner's Waterworld with zeal!

    • @LogicalThinking-p2s
      @LogicalThinking-p2s 19 годин тому

      Look at pictures of beaches and harbours and the status of liberty from 1900s to 2020s there's no evidence of rising sea levels. Many examples the ground is actually sinking.

    • @2-1inffwa97
      @2-1inffwa97 18 годин тому +3

      Absolutely

    • @josephrockey2000
      @josephrockey2000 12 годин тому +2

      He said, as he used gasoline and electricity right along with everyone else…
      Yawn.

    • @ferretyluv
      @ferretyluv 10 годин тому

      @@josephrockey2000These are institutional issues that need to change. Individual civilian actions are a very small cause of climate change. The vast majority of climate change is caused by businesses. So try again.

    • @brushylake4606
      @brushylake4606 8 годин тому

      @@ferretyluv And those businesses are doing what exactly? Oh that's right, providing goods and services for ol' joelharris4399.

  • @laurencemckechnie3278
    @laurencemckechnie3278 8 годин тому

    I presume that when you mention 'climate change' you are referring to 'global warming'. If that is the case thee is a problem - The globe is not warming. Certainly i have not observed it warming in the last four and a half decades where I live. Nor have others that I talk to. Certainly if I do witness actual global warming in the future I might change my ideas. And even if I can bear witness to it I would be reluctant to attribute it to the actions of human kind with out seeing verifiable scientific proof.

  • @parthparekh1
    @parthparekh1 17 годин тому

    Hank said atoll ... Everyone take a shot !
    Boy am i drunk ! 😂

  • @thomasgoodwin2648
    @thomasgoodwin2648 18 годин тому

    Living islands... 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎!
    🖖😹👍

  • @micahrobbins8353
    @micahrobbins8353 16 годин тому +1

    You know what? Forget flat earth. I'm a buoyant islandist now.

  • @justinpyle3415
    @justinpyle3415 16 годин тому +3

    Scientists: "Climate change will swallow these islands!!!"
    Islands: don't get swallowed
    Scientists: "Im super serial, you guys"

    • @Nazuiko
      @Nazuiko 15 годин тому +1

      Those specific islands that form in unusual ways dont get swallowed*.

    • @justinpyle3415
      @justinpyle3415 15 годин тому

      @@Nazuiko unusual? How are these particular atolls unusual, precisely?

    • @TheDanEdwards
      @TheDanEdwards 14 годин тому +1

      @@justinpyle3415 Many islands are not atolls.

    • @justinpyle3415
      @justinpyle3415 11 годин тому

      @@TheDanEdwards no way!
      I guess when i said "these islands", i forgot there were people who didnt actually understand english; nice to meet you 🫠

  • @dutchflats
    @dutchflats 12 годин тому

    But I thought coral reefs were declining as a result of global warming, how could they therefor be reinvigorating atolls? You kinda buried the lead here as well, since the dawn of the global warming freakout, not one inhabited atoll/island has disappeared nor will any as a result of this phenomena.

  • @RobinMarks1313
    @RobinMarks1313 12 годин тому

    I bet the hotel that wanted to build on the old grave site was the OVERLOOK. Happy Halloween

  • @ares106
    @ares106 19 годин тому +9

    There were a lot of Manhattan will be under the ocean by 2020 predictions I remember growing up.

    • @kylevanzandbergen3285
      @kylevanzandbergen3285 18 годин тому +5

      They are actively fighting against it

    • @ares106
      @ares106 18 годин тому +1

      @ true but there were also a lot of sensational predictions that in the long term undermine the cause.

    • @colin-nekritz
      @colin-nekritz 18 годин тому +6

      Manhattanite here. Since those predictions, much of lower Manhattan has been built up, especially the western end. You can put your head in the eroding sand but you know who isn’t? Big insurance and the military, both who not only believe in science and the data trends. Especially insurance who has less and less interest in helping coastal Floridians.

    • @jasongrundy1717
      @jasongrundy1717 18 годин тому +2

      @@colin-nekritz Weirdly nowhere around Manhatten has had to do that. Martha's Vineyard and Obama's sea-level house is fine. WEIRD!

    • @VVV-r8k
      @VVV-r8k 18 годин тому

      ....and the absolute failure of every cataclysmic climate catastrophe model in history tells us what...??

  • @chickenporkadob0
    @chickenporkadob0 5 годин тому

    his looks doesn't fit his age for some reason

  • @gordonkennygordon
    @gordonkennygordon 17 годин тому

    So... can I think of atolls as the tops of undersea sand dunes?

  • @turquoisewitch.wild-owl
    @turquoisewitch.wild-owl 10 хвилин тому

    You are in the US as far as I'm aware. Why do you use the metric system only? You make me STOP the video so I can Google the equivalent in inches. That is so freaking annoying! If you want to have all ages and countries be interested in watching your videos, please please please, at least, put the English system equivalent on the screen in writing. THAT IS ALL!

  • @imSoapu
    @imSoapu 17 годин тому +1

    Maldivians hit thumbs up!

  • @bensoncheung2801
    @bensoncheung2801 15 годин тому

    👋👋👋

  • @MrVinaykaushik
    @MrVinaykaushik 18 годин тому

    is that hank from hanks channel??

    • @TeeganLee
      @TeeganLee 15 годин тому

      Yes, also from Vlogbrothers.

  • @Tikoty
    @Tikoty 12 годин тому +3

    0:54 "Step foot" is not a thing. You step, or you set foot. "Step foot" has somehow gotten popular lately, and it is nails-on-chalkboard irritating!

    • @Rudol_Zeppili
      @Rudol_Zeppili 11 годин тому +7

      Language changes and people can talk how they want, deal with it. 🤷‍♂️

    • @TheJustinJvL
      @TheJustinJvL 10 годин тому +3

      Bet you’re fun at parties.

    • @stoleatimelord
      @stoleatimelord 5 годин тому +2

      "Step foot" has been around since the 19th century and is commonly regarded as an eggcorn of set foot as as become more prominent, particularly in the US.

  • @jesipohl6717
    @jesipohl6717 18 годин тому +1

    those are very conservative sea-rise figures...