Fading Saltmarsh
2018 • Maryland, USA
Dorchester County in southeastern Maryland is experiencing sea level rise at a much more dramatic rate than the rest of our country. By 2050, 50% of the county will be underwater. Satlmarshes where I grew up observing nature as a child will be gone by the time I can take my children there to go bird-watching.
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