A forest of ancient trees, poisoned by rising seas

December 30, 2018 5:00 AM

Bear Swamp is a forest of 400-and 500-year-old black gums, some of the oldest trees in eastern North America, along the Delaware Bay in south-eastern New Jersey. The trees have begun to die. The cause is the rising sea, which is making the groundwater at the base of the forest saltier. The trees are doomed. Much of the Glades Wildlife Refuge, which contains the forest, eventually will be under water.

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The Straits Times World News