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  "path": "/2026/03/06/study-offers-best-picture-yet-of-sinking-land-in-the-chesapeake-bay-region/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-07T04:30:41.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Environment",
    "Chesapeake Bay subsidence",
    "climate change",
    "Delmarva Peninsula",
    "GPS",
    "Hampton Roads",
    "land subsidence",
    "Salisbury University",
    "sea level rise",
    "Southern Maryland",
    "U.S. Geological Survey",
    "USGS",
    "Virginia Tech"
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  "textContent": "Scientists have known for years that water levels are rising faster in the Chesapeake Bay region than just about anywhere else in the world — because the land is sinking at the same time the water is rising. But measurements have been spotty, until now.",
  "title": "Study offers best picture yet of sinking land in the Chesapeake Bay region"
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