{"id":38630,"date":"2024-04-04t04:43:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-04t04:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=38630"},"modified":"2024-04-09t18:56:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09t18:56:43","slug":"cherry-blossoms-sea-level-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/cherry-blossoms-sea-level-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"rising tides: protecting d.c.&#8217;s cherry blossoms from sea level rise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">on any given walk along d.c.\u2019s tidal basin or west potomac park, a high tide can overtake pedestrian pathways and inundate cherry trees. here, the city\u2019s 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.\u2019s cherry blossoms along the rising tide.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class='acf-gut-block'><section class=\"universal-wrapper layout-medium\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<script id=\"asp-embed-script\" data-zindex=\"1000000\" type=\"module\" type=\"text\/javascript\"  charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/new.express.adobe.com\/webpage\/static\/embed\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n            <a class=\"asp-embed-link\" href=\"https:\/\/new.express.adobe.com\/webpage\/2gu9zouqtsvat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.express.adobe.com\/webpage\/2gu9zouqtsvat\/resources?asset_id=rendition&#038;buster=1712238802726\" alt=\"rising tides\" style=\"width:100%\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>each spring, washington d.c.&#8217;s gorgeous cherry blossoms attract thousands of visitors to the national mall&#8217;s tidal basin. but as sea levels rise, these iconic flora face steepening threats. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13992,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4929,4916,4935,4924,4904],"tags":[],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-38630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biodiversity","category-climate","category-conservation","category-infrastructure","category-water"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo plugin v24.1 - 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