Some of the ancient blackgum trees in a forest near the Delaware Bay in Cumberland County, N.J., have thrived for more than 400 years, but a modern risk — sea-level rise from climate change — is threatening their survival. Some scientists predict that global warming may cause the bay may rise by a foot by 2050, which would inundate most of the Glades Wildlife Refuge.
Natural Lands Trust’s Steve Eisenhauer worked with the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Frank Kummer on an in-depth story of how sea level threatens this unique forest as well as South Jersey’s water supply.
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Use the slider in the graphic below compare the current Delaware Bay shoreline with how it could be affected by sea-level rise.