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North Carolina marshes are not keeping up with sea level rise

aerial view of a dock coming out into the water from a marsh Data from Surface Elevation Tables show that North Carolina marshes are not able to keep up with sea level rise, and will result in a loss of 46% of North Carolina’s wetlands by the end of the century. Read more here: https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/coastwatch/spring-2024/ice-to-ocean/