Projections forecast over a foot of sea level rise in the next 50 years. A one-foot rise in sea level translates to a one-foot rise in flood level. Rising water will also intensify coastal flood and storm surge events. Hurricane Isabel already brought a 6-to-8-foot storm surge to Maryland's coasts. Add sea level rise on top of warming impacts and houses on the coast grow more vulnerable each year. This article chronicles the effects of Isabel on homes in Dorchester County and follows the struggle over how to prepare for future floods. more . . .