Radhika Fox, CEO of the US Water Alliance, talks about ways to build stronger communities and create sustainable, just water futures.
The Connection Between Water, Justice, and Health
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Ghost Forests
Sea level rise is killing trees along the Atlantic coast, creating ‘ghost forests’ that are visible from space. Trekking out to my research sites near North Carolina’s Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, I slog through knee-deep water on a section of trail that is completely submerged. Permanent flooding has become commonplace on this low-lying peninsula, nestled behind North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The trees growing in the water are small and stunted. Many are dead…