Tidal Marsh (IMAGE)

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Tidal Marsh

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Tidal marshes like this one in Maryland are critical buffers against storm surges, hurricanes and other extreme weather. Scientists think that growing shorter, denser clusters of stems could help marshes be even better shields, and enable them to build soil more quickly to help them stay above water as sea levels rise.

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Gary Peresta/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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