When a Tree Falls on a Coastline, Does Anybody Hear?
Rising seas are coming for this apple tree on a storm-shredded coast near our home in downeast Maine. I’ve been chronicling its fate on social media over the past couple of years. I’m blown away by the tree’s enduring capacity not only to cling to life but emerge in full flower even as its exposed roots slowly tear away from the eroding bank.
But ultimately the tree is stuck.
You are not.
I recommend people spend less time re-posting hyped proclamations of ice-sheet collapse and more sharing insights on how to build resilience to coastal and inland storms, not to mention wildfire risk, heat domes and the rest. Here are some perennially useful starting points:
