Effects of sea level rise on Warden Key

Two side-by-side aerial images of a forested island surrounded by teal ocean depicts the land shrinking in size as water fills in the space.
Photo By/Credit

Joyce Kleen

Date Shot/Created
06/09/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved - Used by Permission
Image
Warden Key and the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge Complex the island is a part of have experienced such drastic effects of sea level rise that managers have sought new ways to protect wildlife. Seen here, the course of just 12 years. Photo by Joyce Kleen
Facility
Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge
Subject tags
Climate change