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East Hampton Begins Strategizing How To Handle Sea Level Rise In Coastal Neighborhoods

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Gerard Drive, which already suffers from chronic flooding during storm tides, is one of the areas consultants are weighing how residents can manage living in a threatened area as sea levels rise.  KYRIL BROMLEY

Gerard Drive, which already suffers from chronic flooding during storm tides, is one of the areas consultants are weighing how residents can manage living in a threatened area as sea levels rise. KYRIL BROMLEY

Consultants and residents pored over areas of the town that already face chronic flooding and erosion problems at a work shop in October at the Amagansett American Legion.

Consultants and residents pored over areas of the town that already face chronic flooding and erosion problems at a work shop in October at the Amagansett American Legion. Michael Wright

Consultants and residents pored over areas of the town that already face chronic flooding and erosion problems at a work shop in October at the Amagansett American Legion.

Consultants and residents pored over areas of the town that already face chronic flooding and erosion problems at a work shop in October at the Amagansett American Legion. Michael Wright

Consultants and residents pored over areas of the town that already face chronic flooding and erosion problems at a work shop in October at the Amagansett American Legion.

Consultants and residents pored over areas of the town that already face chronic flooding and erosion problems at a work shop in October at the Amagansett American Legion. Michael Wright

Consultants and residents pored over areas of the town that already face chronic flooding and erosion problems at a work shop in October at the Amagansett American Legion.

Consultants and residents pored over areas of the town that already face chronic flooding and erosion problems at a work shop in October at the Amagansett American Legion. Michael Wright

Consultants and residents pored over areas of the town that already face chronic flooding and erosion problems at a work shop in October at the Amagansett American Legion.

Consultants and residents pored over areas of the town that already face chronic flooding and erosion problems at a work shop in October at the Amagansett American Legion. Michael Wright

Consultants and residents pored over areas of the town that already face chronic flooding and erosion problems at a work shop in October at the Amagansett American Legion.

Consultants and residents pored over areas of the town that already face chronic flooding and erosion problems at a work shop in October at the Amagansett American Legion. Michael Wright

Consultants and residents pored over areas of the town that already face chronic flooding and erosion problems at a work shop in October at the Amagansett American Legion.

Consultants and residents pored over areas of the town that already face chronic flooding and erosion problems at a work shop in October at the Amagansett American Legion. Michael Wright

authorMichael Wright on Dec 2, 2019
Rising seas pose a substantial threat in the coming decades to most coastal areas of East Hampton Town, and some $5.5 billion in private property, according to an initial examination... more

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