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The sun sets on Assateague Island. Assateague Island faces an uncertain future amid climate change. A new master plan for the island could have officials no longer fighting nature, letting dunes disappear and eventually leaving the island a thin sliver accessible only by water.

The sun sets on Assateague Island. Assateague Island faces an uncertain future amid climate change. A new master plan for the island could have officials no longer fighting nature, letting dunes disappear and eventually leaving the island a thin sliver accessible only by water.

(Caitlin Faw / Baltimore Sun)

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Assateague Island

Caitlin Faw / Baltimore Sun

The Verrazano Bridge connects the mainland to the Assateague Island. Assateague Island faces an uncertain future amid climate change. A new master plan for the island could have officials no longer fighting nature, letting dunes disappear and eventually leaving the island a thin sliver accessible only by water.

The Verrazano Bridge connects the mainland to the Assateague Island. Assateague Island faces an uncertain future amid climate change. A new master plan for the island could have officials no longer fighting nature, letting dunes disappear and eventually leaving the island a thin sliver accessible only by water.

(Caitlin Faw / Baltimore Sun)

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As climate changes, Assateague Island's caregivers may give nature the final say on seashore's future

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