Rising seas are consuming coastal farmlands twice as fast as forests, despite farmers' efforts to build levees. A new study reveals that over 25,000 acres of Mid-Atlantic cropland have been lost to saltwater intrusion, as annual crops lack the resilience of trees.

Rising seas are consuming coastal farmlands twice as fast as forests, despite farmers' efforts to build levees. A new study reveals that over 25,000 acres of Mid-Atlantic cropland have been lost to saltwater intrusion, as annual crops lack the resilience of trees.