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Sea level rise is killing trees along the Atlantic coast, creating 'ghost forests' that are visible from space

  • Written by Emily Ury, Ph.D. Candidate, Duke University
imageGhost forest panorama in coastal North Carolina.Emily Ury, CC BY-ND

Trekking out to my research sites near North Carolina’s Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, I slog through knee-deep water on a section of trail that is completely submerged. Permanent flooding has become commonplace on this low-lying peninsula, nestled behind North...

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