Aeran Coughlin, Author at Eos

A dead tree rises from a pile of rocks, concrete, and bricks heaped along a shoreline. In the background, a flagpole stands with a United States flag and a North Carolina flag outstretched in the wind beside a gray house and under overcast skies.

Confronting Salty Problems in the Coastal Plain

by Kiera O’Donnell, Emily S. Bernhardt, Aeran Coughlin, Ken W. Krauss and Xi Yang 6 July 20266 July 2026

An interdisciplinary network of scientists and stakeholders is working to understand how saltwater intrusion and sea level rise are affecting rural communities and to help address the consequences.

Aeran Coughlin

Confronting Salty Problems in the Coastal Plain

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