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Study: Toms River 'Locked In' To Sea Level Rise

Town one of 300 towns nationally where more than 50 percent of the population lives in areas to which sea levels are predicted to rise.

A rise in sea levels threatens the viability of more than 1,400 cities and towns, including Toms River, unless there are deep cuts in heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions, according to analysis.

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