Indian River Inlet Dune Breach
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The Atlantic has breached the dunes along the Indian River Inlet and is now washing onto Route 1. A long duration coastal flood event is currently ongoing along the Delaware coast. Currently we are going through a 2 day stretch of coastal flooding, which is equal to the number of days it used to happen all year long. This rise in coastal flood days is a result of sea level rises of more than 10 inches since 1950 along the Delaware coast.
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The flooding happened around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, prompting authorities to close the road shortly after.
DELAWARE - Coastal flooding is occurring more frequently along Delaware’s coast as the sea l…
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