Asbury Park Press: Sea level will rise a foot higher on Jersey Coast by 2050
To see what the beaches would do on their own in response to rising sea levels, just compare the present geographic locations of Island Beach State Park or the wildlife refuge at Holgate to those of the heavily developed resort neighborhoods next door. 
Photo Credit: Mary Frank
Sea level likely will be a foot higher along New Jersey by 2050, and at the end of the century “Atlantic City’s going to see three feet,” said geology professor Ken Miller of Rutgers University.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 6/6/2011 6:00 AM 
Categories: Jersey Shore
Tags: sea level rise jersey coast island beach state park wildlife refuge holgate
Categories: Jersey Shore
Tags: sea level rise jersey coast island beach state park wildlife refuge holgate
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