Ghost forests like this one on the North Carolina coast are the result of widespread tree death caused by increased exposure to saltwater. Photo: Mark Hibbs/SouthWings
Evidence of the rising sea is visible along North Carolina’s coast.
Storms that are more intense and destructive, floods that reach further and run deeper, and marks of habitat shift such as ghost forests are indicators that every year the ocean sits just a little bit higher.
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