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Description
Flooding of low-lying areas at Holland Cliffs Shores by extreme high tides. Land is being lost at a rate of 1 per year in the Chesapeake Bay region due tocombination of sea level rise and subsidence caused by lowering water tables. As population grows, so does demand for fresh water causing further subsidence, making events such as this increasingly common.
Photographer
Mary Hollinger
Display Date
1993 Fall
Location
Maryland, Mid Patuxent River
Collection
America's Coastlines
Chesapeake Bay
Problems
NOAA Affiliation
NODC biologist
Keywords
Coastline
Chesapeake Bay Maryland