On January 13, Salem’s Juniper Beach seawall failed. Enormous ocean waves battered the wall until it collapsed, sending flood waters surging through streets and gushing through homes in the Salem Willows neighborhood. Elsewhere in the city, another seawall was overtopped.
It’s part of an ongoing climate trend that’s only getting worse. Stronger storms, higher storm surges, and rising sea levels are threatening infrastructure, homes, and businesses that even a decade ago weren’t at risk…