Articles for tag: climate change impact, coastal ecosystems, Drowning Swamp Trees, ghost forests, rising sea levels

Ghost Trees: When Swamp Forests Drown

Suhail Ahmed

They stand like pale sentinels at the edge of the tide – bleached trunks, bark flaking like ash, roots half-swallowed by brackish water. Scientists call them ghost forests, and they’re spreading in low-lying wetlands where rising seas and sinking land squeeze trees past their limits. The mystery isn’t only why these forests die, but why ...