Saturday, September 19, 2009

Boston.com |Surrender the sand? Not all of our beaches can be saved by fighting nature.

It’s hurricane season, and scientists say the Northeast, at some point, is due for a big one. After unusually high tides and brushes with tropical storms this summer, hazard-prone areas of the coast are especially vulnerable. More weather like that, and it’s beaches here today, gone tomorrow. Just ask the former cottage owners in Chatham’s First Village, who watched the sea swallow their homes in June.

READ MORE>>>>