Voice of America: Rising Seas, Regulations Push Poor New Jersey Residents to Move Inland

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Rising Seas, Regulations Push Poor New Jersey Residents to Move Inland Jul 30th 2013, 21:51, by webdesk@voanews.com (Brian Padden) The devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy last year along the northeastern coastline of the United States has convinced many skeptics that global warming and rising sea levels are now a real and present danger. The state of New Jersey is spending millions of dollars to build up sea walls and sand dunes to protect popular beaches but, in some poor coastal communities people are being urged to flee their homes and move inland. William Bowen is the oldest living resident of Money Island in New ... Media files: A4F8D024-D67E-4CF9-A4D5-3343EB2DA786_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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