Why Rivers Can’t Rescue Coastal Wetlands

Building up wetlands that are drowning under rising oceans remains a challenge, but scientists are now one step closer to identifying solutions.

Amid climate change, large dam removal projects have gained attention as a solution to the loss of coastal wetlands that reduce flooding, filter water, and provide wildlife habitat. But in a just-released paper in Science, researchers concluded this strategy won’t work in most U.S. rivers.

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