The cherry trees are in real trouble. Over the past 25 years, we’ve seen sea level rise of about three inches. That doesn’t seem like a lot, but over the.
Published: April 6th, 2021
By Jodie Fleischer, Katie Leslie, Teneille Gibson, Steve Jones (NBC Washington) and John Upton, Kelly Van Baalen, Allison Kopicki (Climate Central)
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A new study shows many of Maryland’s most significant sites from Harriet Tubman’s life are in jeopardy of chronic flooding as sea level rise threatens the Eastern Shore. The News4 I-Team’s Jodie Fleischer reports on the impact as archaeologists rush to unearth more of Tubman’s story before it’s washed away.
This story was produced through a partnership between Climate Central and NBC4 in Washington DC.