New Jersey shore likely to confront unprecedented flooding
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:00
in Earth & Climate
(Phys.org) —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.