Climate change: ghost forest Climate change: ghost forest Illustration of a ghost forest, which can be caused by sea-level rise, land subsidence, or both. As land subsides along the coast, trees can drown in saturated soils, creating ghost forests. Salt-water intrusion into groundwater can also cause salt-intolerant trees to die. ghost forests, dead trees, climate change, global warming, sea-level rise, sea level rise, land subsidence, sinking, soil, saltwater, salt, water 2013-05-13 image/svg+xml Climate change: ghost forest 2013-05-13 Integration and Application Network https://ian.umces.edu/media-library/climate-change-ghost-forest/ https://ian.umces.edu/media-library/climate-change-ghost-forest/ en-US ghost forests, dead trees, climate change, global warming, sea-level rise, sea level rise, land subsidence, sinking, soil, saltwater, salt, water Illustration of a ghost forest, which can be caused by sea-level rise, land subsidence, or both. As land subsides along the coast, trees can drown in saturated soils, creating ghost forests. Salt-water intrusion into groundwater can also cause salt-intolerant trees to die.