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Many Coastal Wetlands Likely to Disappear this Century

By Guest PostDecember 3, 2010Environmentatlantic coast, coastal marshes, coastal wetlands, sea-level rise, sediment levels, sedimentation in wetlands, tidal ranges

Many coastal wetlands worldwide — including several on the U.S. Atlantic coast — may be more sensitive than previously thought to climate change and sea-level rise projections for the 21^st century. (more…)