National Geographic - UK (2022-05)

MAC STONE

Seawater seeps into
aquifers and freshwa-
ter wetlands, killing
vegetation such as
these bald cypresses

near Eagles Island.

Dredging encouraged

the intrusion and killed

the trees long ago.

Cypress stands all over

the Southeast have

been decimated since

the 19th century by

logging and draining

of wetlands.

NORTH CAROLINA

ALONG THE CAPE FEAR RIVER

RISING SEAS

ARE CREATING

‘GHOST FORESTS’