Salt killThis cluster of dead trees is one of many found in the New Jersey and Chesapeake Bay areas,
Salt killThis cluster of dead trees is one of many found in the New Jersey and Chesapeake Bay areas, killed by changes in the ocean.Sea levels are rising globally, but they don’t rise at the same rate everywhere. Sea level increase occurs because of melting glaciers and temperature increase – as waters heat up they expand. Since waters don’t heat up evenly everywhere around the world, sea level rise won’t be the same from place to place.On top of that, as the world warms, wind currents and ocean currents are shifting as well. The Gulf Stream, the major current that carries warm water along the eastern shore of North America, is shifting to the north, pushing water up against the Atlantic Coastline. As a consequence, sea levels along the Atlantic are seeing some of the most rapid increases globally. As the salt water hits the tree roots, the end result has been the death of an estimated 40,000 hectares of coastal forest in recent decades.-JBBImage credit: Ted Blanco, Climate Centralhttp://bit.ly/2cxGITahttp://bit.ly/2cRYFs0 -- source link
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