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Watery grave awaits cemeteries near shorelines as sea level rises

Shoreline erosion threatens a graveyard on lower Hooper Island, MD. In the background is shoreline stone riprap placed to retard the Bay’s advance.
Shoreline erosion threatens a graveyard on lower Hooper Island, MD. In the background is shoreline stone riprap placed to retard the Bay’s advance. Credit: Kent Mountford

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