Chapter 12 discusses New Jersey's water sources. More specifically, Belton talks about New Jersey's coasts, and the effects of water rising. Throughout the years, the water temperatures in NJ have been increasing, due to global warming. This also includes water rising, which leads to flooding. Flooding causes erosion, which can lead to even more flooding.
At one point, Belton talks about storms, and how they effect the shores. This made me almost immediately think of Hurricane Sandy, and what it left behind. This storm destroyed many towns down the shore, as the bay met the ocean. A lot of the damage could've been avoided, had some of these towns agree to planting dune grass to keep the sand in place. Without dunes, the sand disintegrates into the water, leaving nothing to buffer it from land. It was sad to drive around after the storm to see the damage that was left. It is crazy to think how different things could be now if the towns were not stubborn.
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