Climate Change: Rising Seas Saltwater is Creating GHOST FORESTS

Rising seas because of climate change are increasingly beginning to wreak havoc on America's east coast, from tainting coastal freshwater aquifers with saltwater to killing forests and creating what are called "Ghost Forests."

Ghost Forests are being created because higher waters reduce the elevation between land and sea, making it easier for salt-water to seep in to shoreline soils. Salt kills trees, creating Ghost Forests. Sea-level driven land conversion and the formation of ghost forest

Potential Inundation under Sea-Level Rise in the North American Coastal Plain: Source: Saltwater Intrusion and Coastal Climate Adaptation: Building Community Resilience; Resources; Rebecca Epanchin-Niell, Keryn Gedan, Jarrod Miller, and Kate Tully

Several articles recently have focused on the problem of "Ghost Forests" created from rising seas because of melting ice. Here are a few links to some of them:

Ghost Forests Are Visceral Examples of the Advance of Climate Change

As Sea Levels Rise, So Do Ghost Forests