Rising water is creating inland ghost forests in the US
Millions of trees seem to be dying in the US, both near the coasts and inland near lakes, thanks to rising water levels. The finding may force a re-evaluation of how much carbon is stored in forests, which are important carbon sinks for mitigating the more severe effects of climate change.
Rising sea levels and intense storms linked to climate change have driven widespread tree die-offs along the US Atlantic coast, creating armies of skeletal dead trees known as ghost forests.
