Sea Levels Rising Fast on U.S. East Coast - NationalGeographic

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16. Yeah, time has a way of changing things...

"If you talk with residents of this hot spot area in their 70s or 80s who've lived there all their lives..." That's a long time. It's possible that almost 500 ft of erosion could have happened over the long term.

Holland Island is way out in the bay and unprotected by any surrounding geological features. The Chesapeake drains over 150 rivers. That's a lot of outflow at ebb tide. Inlets, bays, and capes are especially susceptible to erosion. It's not uncommon to find places that average 8 ft/yr over the long term. It's also not uncommon to see 75-100 feet of erosion from a single, severe storm.

I have no way of knowing how old this house is, or whether this picture was taken at high tide, during ebb tide, or at low tide. I'm guessing though that the picture was taken at high tide. That's when I would have taken it, so as to catch the most dramatic effect.

Not trying to be argumentative, just trying to add some different perspective. The link below has some really good information about erosion, which is a problem that has been troubling the Atlantic coastline for oh, just about ever.

http://dcm2.enr.state.nc.us/Maps/onslow_rate.htm