"Underwater Destiny for Many N.J. Towns?"

"New Jersey may have been stronger than the storm, but the sea will prove stronger in the long run, scientists fear."



"Dozens of its towns – including such familiar places as Atlantic City, Hoboken, Beach Haven and Wildwood -- may already be doomed to partly flooded futures. Some neighborhoods are already precariously close to sea level, as evidenced by projects that have committed more than a billion dollars to replenish Jersey beaches and protect them over several decades. Even climate-change skeptics acknowledge that sea levels have been slowly rising. "It's rare that you'll find someone to say that sea level isn't rising," said Jon Miller, a professor of coastal engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology."

Peter Mucha reports for the Philadelphia Inquirer November 1, 2013.

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 11/04/2013