"The Cape we love is at risk now. Cape Cod is perched on a stretch of ocean warming faster than nearly any in the world. And as much as we might wish it away, as hard as we try to ignore it, the effects of climate change here are already visible, tangible, measurable, disturbing."
Provincetown, along with Cape Cod at the forefront of global warming
by Anonymous | reply 11 | September 30, 2019 4:38 PM |
Does this mean the dick dock will soon be no more?
by Anonymous | reply 1 | September 30, 2019 11:40 AM |
R1 - it already completely floods at high tide on a full and new moon. So yes.
Oh the humanity!
by Anonymous | reply 2 | September 30, 2019 11:42 AM |
How fares Boy Beach? Is it still unsubmerged?
by Anonymous | reply 3 | September 30, 2019 11:43 AM |
R2: I haven't been to Ptown since 2007. If the water is that far up, does Commercial Street flood at high tide as well? Are they making any plans?
by Anonymous | reply 4 | September 30, 2019 12:28 PM |
Is it still gay?
by Anonymous | reply 5 | September 30, 2019 12:31 PM |
How do the businesses survive there in the winter?
by Anonymous | reply 6 | September 30, 2019 12:32 PM |
R6: I was there in November several years ago. I arrived on Wednesday. Wednesday night, Commercial Street was a ghost town and most businesses were closed. It picked up considerably on Thursday, and Friday and Saturday nights were quite lively. Lots of weekenders come in on Thursday and leave on Sunday afternoon.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | September 30, 2019 12:43 PM |
R4, Commercial Street has flooded at high tide for decades. Especially through that little alley by the old fire house, across from Spiritus. That’s a low point in the road.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | September 30, 2019 12:57 PM |
When I lived in Ptown, I’d drive the 6 miles to Highland Light, then jump down the cliff to the beach. One time I saw a snake on the path that must hav been over a meter long! I’d usually have the beach alone to myself, my own party. (That was before the whole erosion thing was clear.)
by Anonymous | reply 9 | September 30, 2019 2:34 PM |
What will happen to the Kennedy Compound?
by Anonymous | reply 10 | September 30, 2019 3:20 PM |
Yup, downtown streets in the town of Nantucket flood after big rain storms and some of the historic downtown building have permanent water in their foundations (basements) because of the rising water table. In 40 years about a quarter of the island include a large part of the historic town will be under water. Fact.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | September 30, 2019 4:38 PM |