[SeekAndFind]

Once an island leaves the plume and slides back onto the moving plate, it begins to subside, and continues to do so until it slides back into the ocean.  Look at the diminishing island size progression as you move to the northwest!!!

Of course, as an island begins to sink, it takes its beach with it, so there should be no surprise that a sea wall will be needed to prevent property erosion by oceanic wave action.

[JewishRighter]

If only California would follow Hawaii’s lead, Republicans would have vastly better odds of winning Presidential elections.

[Openurmind]

Yep, in fact that is one way they use to date the islands in the chain from newest to oldest.

[rktman]

The islands are sinking. Duh!?. 🏄🏊🚣🚤🚢

[OVERTIME]

Anthony Watts states that sea level rise is minimal (according to NOAA, around 1.7 mm per year)

That’s about 7 inches per century.

True, BUT............
On the east coast of the US it is rising MUCH faster, due to the slowing of the Gulf Stream.

The Gulf Stream has known measured to be slowing down significantly, perhaps due to Global Warming. When the Gulf Stream flows north rapidly, the Coriolis force causes the sea level to slope downward from east to west. So the water level on the coastline is lower than if the the Gulf Stream didn’t flow. As the Gulf Stream slows down, that slope will get less, and the water levels on the coast will rise.

[al baby]

Sometimes they capsize too