Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Climate-Change-Affecting-Local-Shorelines-of-Assateague-Island-in-Maryland-and-Virginia-27MZIFJXVIJO3.htmlConceptually similarClimate Change Affecting Local Shorelines of Assateague Island in Maryland and VirginiaGP0STQZD9Completed★★★★Climate Change Affecting Local Shorelines of Assateague Island in Maryland and VirginiaGP0STQZD6Completed★★★★Climate Change Affecting Local Shorelines of Assateague Island in Maryland and VirginiaGP0STQZD7Completed★★★★Climate Change Affecting Local Shorelines of Assateague Island in Maryland and VirginiaGP0STQZDPCompleted★★★★Climate Change Affecting Local Shorelines of Assateague Island in Maryland and VirginiaGP0STQZDMCompleted★★★★★★Climate Change Affecting Local Shorelines of Assateague Island in Maryland and VirginiaGP0STQZDVCompleted★★★★Climate Change Affecting Local Shorelines of Assateague Island in Maryland and VirginiaGP0STQZD8Completed★★★★Climate Change Affecting Local Shorelines of Assateague Island in Maryland and VirginiaGP0STQZDQCompleted★★★★Climate Change Affecting Local Shorelines of Assateague Island in Maryland and VirginiaGP0STQZDTCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQZE1Climate Change Affecting Local Shorelines of Assateague Island in Maryland and VirginiaTom's Cove Visitors center at the Assateague National Seashore and Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia.The Chincoteague Wildlife Refuge makes up one of three areas of Assateague Island. The visitor's center in Tom's Cove has been moved more than once over the last few years as large storms force change to the shoreline of the island.Locations:North America-United States of AmericaDate:3 Aug, 2017Credit:© Giselle Hardy / GreenpeaceMaximum size:2507px X 1688pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Day-Erosion-Islands-KWCI (GPI)-Marshes-Nature-OutdoorsShoot:Climate Change Affecting the Local Shorelines of Assateague Island in Maryland and VirginiaAssateague Island National Seashore, is famous for the wild horses that call it home. Yet over time, this popular vacation destination has been disappearing due to rising sea levels.As the effects of climate change bring stronger storms to the Maryland/Virginia coast line, the overall landscape of Assateague is under threat. In response, the National Parks Service has made changes to the structures of the park so that they can be moved. They are restoring the salt marsh and the beaches effected by erosion and establishing enclosures to protect the wildlife of the Assateague National Seashore.
