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Rutgers: 'Ghost Forests' Expanding Along Northeast U.S. Coast
March 17, 2021
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 17 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news:

Why are "ghost forests" filled with dead trees expanding along the mid-Atlantic and southern New England coast?

Higher groundwater levels linked to sea-level rise and increased flooding from storm surges and very high tides are likely the most important factors, according to a Rutgers study on the impacts of climate change that suggests how to enhance land-use plannin . . .

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