Posted on 08/04/2021 9:40:59 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
BOSTON (AP) — The famous islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket in Massachusetts are facing serious impacts from rising sea levels and more powerful coastal storms driven by climate change, a new environmental report released Wednesday warns.
The “State of the Coast” report by the Trustees, a prominent Massachusetts conservation group, says the popular tourist destinations off Cape Cod risk losing hundreds of acres of marshlands to flooding and billions of dollars in coastal homes, buildings and infrastructure to erosion.
What’s more, roughly 900 structures on the two islands may experience daily tidal flooding by 2050 as sea levels are predicted to rise more than 2.5 feet, the organization said.
“The impacts of flooding and erosion on these beloved Islands will affect thousands who live and work there, and the thousands more who visit each summer,” said Tom O’Shea, a managing director at the Trustees.
Island communities have hired staff focused on climate change and begun resiliency work, from redesigning harbors, to replenishing sandy beaches, raising roads, and creating living shorelines to protect against coastal erosion.
“This is encouraging, but many climate-related projects are in the planning phase, and more needs to be done,” the Trustees said. “We may have only 10 to 20 years before climate change forces our hand.”
U.S. Senator Edward Markey said in a statement the report “magnifies the importance of taking bold steps now” to “protect these irreplaceable and invaluable wild treasures.”
“Difficult decisions lie ahead to confront a turbulent future and adapt our coastal landscapes,” the Trustees said in its report. “Time is running out.”
Wednesday’s report is the latest in an annual series delving into the threat and possible solutions to climate change in a different coastal region of the state.
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Well, there once was a guy from Nantucket.......................
Well, aren’t they the most deserving folks for something like this, eh?
LOL, I wonder if Obumbler is upset? He just spent 14 million bucks on a mansion on Nantucket.
I know where that one is going! The military can scar people for life. ;-D
This is getting ridiculous. St Freep we’re now having more BS propaganda being posted than real news stories. It’s becoming very tiresome.
Man, this gets old. It’s ALWAYS the same...20-30 years down the road. Been hearing their breathless screeching for decades. Just stop it already.
Obxxx birfday cancelled?
I would drive down to the beach and pee in the ocean if it would help flood the Kenyanesian Usurper’s Vineyard digs.
When will O”Bozo’s pool start to float?
Whose tide was so high it filled buckets...
2.5 feet?
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The Martha’s Vineyard real estate market continued its surge in the first half of 2021. The number of transactions increased 48% from 222 in the first half of 2020 to 329 in the first half of 2021. Dollar volume was up 85% from $301mm in the first half of 2020 to $556mm in the first half of 2021. Average price rose 25% from $1.356mm for the first half of 2020 to $1.690mm for the first half of 2021.
All six towns posted an increase in number of transactions in the first half of 2021, however Chilmark transactions only increased by one, and all towns except Chilmark posted an increase in dollar volume. These were unprecedented jumps in dollar volume worth noting: West Tisbury was up 191%, Tisbury was up 133%, Aquinnah was up 121%, Edgartown was up 81%, Oak Bluffs was up 62%. Chilmark posted a decline of 12% in dollar volume which has everything to do with a lack of inventory which has stagnated this particular market.
Sauce: https://www.tealaneassociates.com/martha%E2%80%99s-vineyard-real-estate-market-news
It is better, he said
If I build higher instead,
So he set off to Lowes with his ducats.............
U.S. Senator Edward Markey said in a statement the report “magnifies the importance of taking bold steps now” to “protect these irreplaceable and invaluable wild treasures.”
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This moron, who is definitely in the running for the top 5 dumbest Senators, is invited to Obama’s 60th birthday, to be held at Obama’s beachfront mansion... on Martha’s Vineyard.
Good. That’s my ancestor’s land and if it sinks to the bottom of the sea, I’m sure they would be pleased.
Odd that the dea level is rising there but not elsewhere.
What would Ted Kennedy say?
Great find. Thanks for posting that.
Clearly all those liberals are scared to death of global warming and losing their valuable property.
What arseholes.
Thank you for this Hump Day Humor!
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