New Jersey Shore Likely Faces Unprecedented Flooding by Mid-Century

New Jersey Shore Likely Faces Unprecedented Flooding by Mid-Century
New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Dec 11, 2013 - Geoscientists at Rutgers and Tufts universities estimate that the New Jersey shore will likely experience a sea-level rise of about 1.5 feet by 2050 and of about 3.5 feet by 2100 - 11 to 15 inches higher than the average for sea-level rise globally over the century. That would mean, the scientists say, that by the middle of the century, the one-in-10 year flood level at Atlantic City would ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/New_Jersey_Shore_Likely_Faces_Unprecedented_Flooding_by_Mid_Century_999.html