Factoid/2012/03/08
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Natural Defenses are Best for our Beaches
- "...the great Atlantic gale of March 1962 remains the standard for gauging storm peril for the Jersey Shore. The storm toppled oceanfront mansions in Monmouth Beach and Mantoloking, and flattened most of Long Beach Island. [...] the March storm led to new building standards that created today's seaside streetscapes of elevated, flood-protected buildings. And it sanctified sand dunes as a system of natural defense." - excerpts from article in The Republic.
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