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Saltwater wetlands face functional extinction without a coordinated effort to save them. Credit - TahirAbbas / Getty Images
February 12, 2021
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America's coastal saltwater wetlands are on a course toward functional extinction in the coming decades. Their demise will come at the hands of steadily accelerating sea-level rise and relentless coastal development. As these wetlands disappear, they will take with them habitat, storm buffering and carbon sequestration benefits of tremendous value. Fortunately, there is still time to change course. 

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