"Fourteen percent of the freshwater tidelands along the lower reaches of the Hudson River in New York will be lost to sea level rise by the end of the century if current trends continue, according to a new study. But the study also finds that new wetlands could form in upland areas to result in a net increase in total wetland area in 2100—an illustration of the paradoxical environmental gains that might occur amid the disruption of climate change, if we humans plan carefully." For the full article follow this link: http://conservationmagazine.org/2016/07/rising-seas-expand-hudson-river-estuaries/
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