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 ...

The Eerie Reality of Dying Forests

Ghost Rainforests: Could Rewilding Bring Ancient Jungles Back to Life?

Annette Uy

Picture this – you’re walking through what should be a lush coastal forest, but instead you’re surrounded by skeletal trees, their bare branches reaching toward the sky like desperate fingers. These aren’t trees killed by fire or disease. These are “ghost forests” – haunting reminders of what happens when the sea claims the land, leaving ...

Ghost Forests and Saltwater Intrusion: Silent Signs of Climate Change

Ghost Forests and Saltwater Intrusion: Silent Signs of Climate Change

Annette Uy

Along quiet shorelines and once-vibrant coastal woodlands, a haunting transformation is unfolding. Stark white tree trunks reach skyward, stripped of life and foliage, like silent sentinels bearing witness to a rapidly changing world. These “ghost forests” aren’t scenes from a supernatural tale; they’re real, living proof that climate change is not just something scientists talk ...