‘A silent killer’: How saltwater intrusion is overtaking coastal farmland in the US

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By Peggy Chen, Modern FarmerSep 9, 2023, 9:00 am289 pts
This story was originally published in Modern Farmer and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate crisis. Eerily empty, abandoned fields stretch across the coast of the southeast United States, replacing once sprawling fields…

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