William & Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science: Sea Level Rise is Swallowing Mid-Atlantic Farmland Faster Than Expected, Study Finds
May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
GLOUCESTER POINT, Virginia, May 19 (TNSjou) -- William and Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science issued the following news:
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Sea level rise is swallowing Mid-Atlantic farmland faster than expected, study finds
By Joseph Caterine
Ghost forests, the cemetery-like groupings of dead trees killed by saltwater intrusion, have become haunting symbols of sea level rise overtaking land along the Mid-Atlantic coast. But a new study in Nature Sus . . .
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Sea level rise is swallowing Mid-Atlantic farmland faster than expected, study finds
By Joseph Caterine
Ghost forests, the cemetery-like groupings of dead trees killed by saltwater intrusion, have become haunting symbols of sea level rise overtaking land along the Mid-Atlantic coast. But a new study in Nature Sus . . .