Delaware's farmland is turning to marsh at an alarming rate. What can be done? (www.delawareonline.com)

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The paper is here

To be clear: this is about coastal farmland turning into salt marsh as sea level rise and changes to coastal storm patterns cause saltwater intrusion.

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[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Either pull a Dutch move and build some canals, or grow rice...

Adapt or vanish

Edit: reread and saw salt water. Goodluck!

[-] amelore@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago

I'm sure there must be some edible plants that like salt?

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