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Where land can't commit to being dry and water won't fully take over.
means Areas saturated or flooded by water often enough that the soil and plants adapt to soggy life, like marshes, swamps, and bogs.
from A blunt English compound, land plus wet, gaining legal heft in the 20th century once we realized the soggy bits we kept draining were quietly saving us.
Carbon vaultsStore more carbon per acre than forests.
Flood brakesAbsorb storm surges like natural sponges.
Vanishing fastOver a third lost since 1970.