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North Carolina sediment accumulation is not keeping up with sea level rise

Published on: 06/14/2024
Research Area(s): Social Media

Person sits on a wood plank in a marsh tending to a scientific instrument: surface elevation table.A new report from the North Carolina Surface Elevation Table Community of Practice shows that out of 132 surface elevation tables (pictured here), 99 of them recorded sediment accumulation but 79 of those are not keeping up with sea level rise.  https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/north-carolina-wetlands-not-keeping-up-with-sea-level-rise/

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