U.S. Geological Survey: As Sea Levels Rise on U.S. Coasts, Saline Wetlands Are Expected to Displace Freshwater Wetlands, Croplands, Forests and Pastures
July 14, 2022
July 14, 2022
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, July 14 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release:
A new study of 166 estuaries on all three U.S. continental coastlines, led by the U.S. Geological Survey, is the first to quantify and compare how rapid sea-level rise will drive landward migration of coastal wetlands on the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf coasts in the coming decades.
The findings illustrate how the movement of coas . . .
A new study of 166 estuaries on all three U.S. continental coastlines, led by the U.S. Geological Survey, is the first to quantify and compare how rapid sea-level rise will drive landward migration of coastal wetlands on the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf coasts in the coming decades.
The findings illustrate how the movement of coas . . .