[xoxoxoBruce]

The Cape Cod Times is running a series this week about how the rising ocean level along with the increased severity and frequency of the storms, are raising hell with the coastline. Because they live on a giant sand bar, and have been inhabiting the area for 400 years, they have a pretty good handle on the historical patterns. Having Wood's Hole Oceanographic Institute with it's scientists and instrumentation doesn't hurt, either.

I'm surprised at the loss rate of Yarmouth and Orleans. They both span the full width of the cape, dealing with both the ocean and bay, and both have dangly bits sticking out into the worst of it every storm. Still 9ft and 5ft a year is serious loss.

You have to be careful as the bottom scale on the two charts is way different.