Earth.com·3 min read·medium
Most U.S. coastal wetlands are slowly disappearing underwater
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A new national assessment reveals that 84 percent of U.S. coastal wetlands are currently inundating due to rising sea levels. While most wetlands are gaining elevation, only 16 percent are doing so fast enough to keep pace with the accelerating rate of water rise.
Salt marshes and mangroves rim the three coasts of the contiguous United States. They are losing a slow race: sea levels are climbing, and coastal wetlands are drowning under the tide.
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