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‘Picture Of Vulnerable’: Montauk At Center Of Climate Change Concerns

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Residents survey damage after a 2016 storm. KYRIL BROMLEY

Residents survey damage after a 2016 storm. KYRIL BROMLEY

If no action is taken to combat climate change and sea level rise, this image represents the Town of East Hampton in as early as 2070, transformed into a series of islands shown as elliptical shaded areas. COURTESY TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON

If no action is taken to combat climate change and sea level rise, this image represents the Town of East Hampton in as early as 2070, transformed into a series of islands shown as elliptical shaded areas. COURTESY TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON

Exposed Sandbags after a storm.

Exposed Sandbags after a storm.

Exposed Sandbags after a storm.

Exposed Sandbags after a storm.

Exposed Sandbags after a storm.

Exposed Sandbags after a storm.

Exposed sandbags after a storm in Montauk. KYRIL BROMLEY

Exposed sandbags after a storm in Montauk. KYRIL BROMLEY

Exposed sandbags after a storm in Montauk. KYRIL BROMLEY

Exposed sandbags after a storm in Montauk. KYRIL BROMLEY

Exposed sandbags after a storm in Montauk. KYRIL BROMLEY

Exposed sandbags after a storm in Montauk. KYRIL BROMLEY

Montauk during a storm.

Montauk during a storm.

authorMichelle Trauring on Apr 28, 2022
A century ago, a smattering of about 50 wooden shacks dotted the water’s edge in Montauk. They were home to 300 people, mostly commercial fishermen from Nova Scotia and their... more

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