Archive for April 13, 2012

Most Coastal Wetlands Worldwide Could Disappear This Century

Under a rapid sea-level rise model most coastal marshes will be flooded

Coastal Wetlands are at Greater Risk

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 21st century.

U.S. Geological Survey scientists made this conclusion from an international research modeling effort published December 1, 2010 in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, a publication of the American Geophysical Union. Scientists identified conditions under which coastal wetlands could survive rising sea level. Read more