‘Ghost Forests’ Appear As Rising Seas Kill Trees
Bare trunks of dead coastal forests are being discovered up and down the mid-Atlantic coastline, killed by the advance of rising seas. The “ghost forests,” as scientists call them, offer eerie evidence of some of the world’s fastest rates of sea level rise.
Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Ties Second Lowest on Record
Arctic sea ice appeared to reach its annual minimum extent on September 10, 2016, tied with 2007 for the second lowest in the satellite record. Since satellites began monitoring sea ice in 1979, researchers have observed a decline in the average extent of Arctic sea ice in every month of the year.