Ghost Forests (IMAGE)

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Ghost Forests

Caption

Ghost forests—areas of trees recently killed by rising saltwater—are a clear sign of sea-level rise and marsh migration into rural land.

Credit

Dr. Matt Kirwan/VIMS.

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