Rising Sea Levels Threatens Coast Of Maryland's Hoopers Island

HOOPERS ISLAND, MD - OCTOBER 08: A gravestone marks the burial spot of Thomas Travers, who died in 1819, overgrown with weeds at the Anchor of Hope Cemetery, which is slowly eroding away from the rising waters of the Chesapeake Bay. October 8, 2014 in Hoopers Island, Maryland. Donny Willey has volunteered his time to try and save the cemetery from erosion but cannot get a permit from the state of Maryland to erect a seawall. The cemetery is the resting place of more than 150 men, women, and children. Individuals from the War of 1812 to slaves and freed slaves, from the founding family of Hoopers Island to veterans of several wars are buried here. Several islands in the Chesapeake Bay region are slowly eroding away as sea levels are projected to rise several feet over the next century. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
HOOPERS ISLAND, MD - OCTOBER 08: A gravestone marks the burial spot of Thomas Travers, who died in 1819, overgrown with weeds at the Anchor of Hope Cemetery, which is slowly eroding away from the rising waters of the Chesapeake Bay. October 8, 2014 in Hoopers Island, Maryland. Donny Willey has volunteered his time to try and save the cemetery from erosion but cannot get a permit from the state of Maryland to erect a seawall. The cemetery is the resting place of more than 150 men, women, and children. Individuals from the War of 1812 to slaves and freed slaves, from the founding family of Hoopers Island to veterans of several wars are buried here. Several islands in the Chesapeake Bay region are slowly eroding away as sea levels are projected to rise several feet over the next century. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Rising Sea Levels Threatens Coast Of Maryland's Hoopers Island
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