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