paul leoni, author at planet forward - 克罗地亚vs加拿大让球 //www.getitdoneaz.com/author/pleoni/ inspiring stories to 2022年卡塔尔世界杯官网 tue, 09 apr 2024 18:56:43 +0000 en-us hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 rising tides: protecting d.c.’s cherry blossoms from sea level rise //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/cherry-blossoms-sea-level-rise/ thu, 04 apr 2024 04:43:38 +0000 //www.getitdoneaz.com/?p=38630 on any given walk along d.c.’s tidal basin or west potomac park, a high tide can overtake pedestrian pathways and inundate cherry trees. here, the city’s iconic cherry blossoms face novel threats from sea level rise, land subsidence, and crumbling sea walls. as part of a $113 million project, the national park service will remove 158 cherry trees to rebuild sea walls along the tidal basin and potomac river. while doing so will strengthen flood infrastructure for the next century, cherry trees remain threatened by accelerating sea level rise. this photo essay, a collection of original photographs taken during peak bloom, describes the fate of d.c.’s cherry blossoms along the rising tide.  

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