Coastal wetlands can’t keep pace with sea-level rise, and infrastructure is leaving them nowhere to go
- Written by Randall W. Parkinson, Research Associate Professor in Coastal Geology, Florida International University
Wetlands at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland shows signs of 'pitting,' where areas of cordgrass have converted to open water. Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program via Wikimedia, CC BY-NCWetlands have flourished along the world’s coastlines for thousands of years, playing valuable roles in the lives of people and wildlife. They...