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Sea Level Rise
As summer approaches, New Jersey’s shore towns confront an unrelenting foe: Sea level rise
“Sunny day” flooding is now a thing down the shore, where the tides have risen at twice the global average. Sooner or later, “we’re not going to be able to protect everything everywhere,” one state official says.
EMILIE LOUNSBERRY / INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS –The briny bay waters flood the parking lot and beer garden at the Vagabond Kitchen & Taphouse—and not just when it rains. Across town, the water gushes up the sidewalk at the El Rinconcito grocery, sometimes leaving manager Jeraldo Diaz with no choice but to close for the day.
Even on sunny days, the water is suddenly there, like a quiet invader, especially when the moon is full and the tide is high …
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