Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Climate-Change-Affecting-Local-Shorelines-of-Assateague-Island-in-Maryland-and-Virginia-27MZIFJXVWY56.htmlConceptually similarClimate Change Affecting Local Shorelines of Assateague Island in Maryland and VirginiaGP0STQZDDCompleted★★★★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 VirginiaGP0STQZDFCompleted★★★★Climate Change Affecting Local Shorelines of Assateague Island in Maryland and VirginiaGP0STQZE1Completed★★★★Climate Change Affecting Local Shorelines of Assateague Island in Maryland and VirginiaGP0STQZD6Completed★★★★Climate Change Affecting Local Shorelines of Assateague Island in Maryland and VirginiaGP0STQZDKCompleted★★★★Climate Change Affecting Local Shorelines of Assateague Island in Maryland and VirginiaGP0STQZDYCompleted★★★★★★Climate Change Affecting Local Shorelines of Assateague Island in Maryland and VirginiaGP0STQZDCCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQZD8Climate Change Affecting Local Shorelines of Assateague Island in Maryland and VirginiaAssateague Island National Seashore, VirginiaMoveable structures placed along the beaches for visitor use. These structures are relocated during the fall and winter seasons as erosion shrinks the size of the beaches.These structures are located in the Virginia half of the Assateague National Seashore.Locations:North America-United States of AmericaDate:3 Aug, 2017Credit:© Giselle Hardy / GreenpeaceMaximum size:2621px X 1665pxKeywords:Beaches-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.
