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Maryland town beats back a rising Chesapeake Bay
2013-10-24 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The first emergency call to the Crisfield Fire Department came before noon Monday, Oct. 29, a year ago: The mail truck was reported floating past the Church of God. This was several hours before the brunt of Hurricane Sandy was due in Maryland's southernmost town. Crisfielders -- who live a few feet above the Chesapeake Bay on three sides -- thought they knew storms and high water. Soon, whitecaps lapped the front windows of Gordon's Confectionery and Goldsborough's Marine on Main Street. The...
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