Experts sound alarm over disturbing outlook for popular US city: 'More than a 5th of the city could be regularly underwater'

Experts sound alarm over disturbing outlook for popular US city: 'More than a 5th of the city could be regularly underwater'

Atlantic City, New Jersey — often heralded as the "Las Vegas of the East Coast" — could soon more closely resemble the mythical underwater city of Atlantis, according to a new study reported on by the Asbury Park Press.  "Parts of Atlantic City now flood during high tides," according to travel website FarandWide. "By 2030, more than a fifth of the city could be regularly underwater. With the boardwalk and casinos in the flood zone, keeping the l…