Check out NOAA's interactive map to see your level of risk.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2024, 12:05 p.m.NOAA's sea level rise interactive map shows how New Jersey could be impacted by climate change. Here, the map is set at 2 feet of level rise, which experts predict could inundate the United States coastline by the end of this century.For some in New Jersey, sea level rise is never far from the mind.to see what future rising temperatures could mean for melting ice and by extension rising ocean levels across the Jersey Shore and further.
Below is a depiction of the kind of devastation 2 feet of flooding would bring to places like Tuckerton, Port Republic, Little Egg Harbor Township and Absecon. Down at the Jersey Shore, towns like Margate, Ventnor and Brigantine would be immersed by rising water on both sides — from small nearby bays and the ocean. facing flood issues with an increase in sea level too.
Kopp said while reducing those emissions would pay dividends late in the century and beyond, noteworthy sea level rise is already anticipated throughout the next two decades.
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