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#Maine’s #SaltMarshes are at risk of disappearing, from #RisingSeaLevels and much more

A University of Maine analysis suggests a significant portion of them could be gone by the end of the century, without a lot of human intervention.

Posted July 28, 2024
Kate CoughMaine Monitor

Wetland loss may be “difficult to reverse”

"For much of American history, the marsh has often been considered more of an impediment than an asset; something to be filled, ditched, dug and bulldozed into something more useful.

"More than half of the #wetlands that existed at the start of the #RevolutionaryWar are gone, according to estimates from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service — much of them altered by farming, but also lost to houses, #StripMalls, #marinas and other #development."

Full article:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/sinking-in-saltwater-maine-s-coastal-marshes-at-risk-as-sea-levels-rise/ar-BB1qLlWF