Coastal wetlands can’t keep pace with sea-level rise, and infrastructure is leaving them nowhere to go

With sea level rising at a rate of 10 millimeters per year due to climate change, coastal wetland ecosystems in the United States are in jeopardy. As the rate of sea level rise increases, many coastal wetland complexes cannot migrate inland because they are bound on that side by the human-built environment. There are strategies that land managers can explore to make room for the valuable ecosystem services wetlands provide, such as wildlife habitat and flood protection from storm surges. Read more here in this piece: https://theconversation.com/coastal-wetlands-cant-keep-pace-with-sea-level-rise-and-infrastructure-is-leaving-them-nowhere-to-go-226851 by Randall W. Parkinson, published by The Conversation.com.