Rising sea levels visibly transforming parts of coastal region around Kakadu National Park
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JanJanuary 2021 at 4:27am
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Floodplains around Australia's largest national park are undergoing a visible transformation as rising sea levels push saltwater further from the coast into its freshwater river systems.
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Kakadu's freshwater floodplains could eventually be totally lost due to climate change
The impact of rising sea levels is already visible in coastal areas of the Kakadu region