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Sea level rise is swallowing US Mid-Atlantic farmland faster than expected, study finds
- May 18, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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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 published in Nature Sustainability, led by William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS, points to even more dramatic land losses in the region's coastal farmlands, where the rate of marsh encroachment is happening nearly twice as fast.
Originally published at Phys.org