Has Indonesia lost any of its fourteen thousand islands owing to rise of sea waterlevel?

Question

For the last so many years we are hearing that global warming will cause rise in sea water level as a result of which many seafacing low lying areas or coastal areas will be under water.It has also been predicted by many that the southern part of Bengal( Undivided) and the island like hatia, Sandeep, Bhola etc and Sundarban may go under water. There are at least fourteen thousand islands in the State of Indonesia. None of the islands has so far been submerged by rising sea water. What then is the basis of such apprehension or prediction? If at all these low lying areas will go under water how many years it may take. Is there is any yardstck to predict such a happening

Answer 1

Sea level is only up less than 1 inch. I suspect the first place to feel the pinch would be Holland. Or maybe Venice. Venice is sinking you know. It has flooded every year since the 1960s at least.

Answer 2

Yes it has lost a few islands and according to the UN all the low lying areas will be completely submerged in 2020
These low lying areas include quite some big cities like London,Mumbai etcetra.
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Answer 3

the average for the water levels raising is 25 to 30 centimeters over a century, but for this century its 55 to 60 altogether. i believe that islands across the world including Indonesia has lost many islands. one island i can't recall had to be evacuated. Mostly sand bars and low lying islands would be covered or partially covered. But most would disappear completely over the next few decades.

Answer 4

Well, Indonesia thinks it's going to be a problem:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16867998/

http://www.waspola.org/web/content/view/92/37/

Answer 5

I believe it has, at least from what we hear about India!

Answer 6

yes according to bbc report at least 10 or even more !!!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

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