Episode 17: Rising Marshes

This episode explores new research which has found that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide causes marsh plants to increase in bulk but decrease in size, resulting in dense networks of underground roots that can potentially protect these marshes against rising sea levels.   --- Read this episode’s science poem here.   Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read ‘Marshlands’ by Emily Pauline Johnson here. --- Music by Rufus Beckett. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: Email: [email protected]   Twitter: @samillingworth