Evidence of man's impact ....climate change and Dead Horse Bay

Climate change and ocean rising will diminish already shrinking breeding habitat for this living fossil.

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Superstorm Sandy unleashed a storm surge on be New York and New Jersey area like never before in recent memory  The erosion of sand along the shore of Dead Horse Bay recently exposed historical remnants of  the area land filled a century ago .  It was named after the horse rendering yards that disposed of the many urban horses  that were the main source of transportation at the time.  The beach is littered with century old glass and animal bones.  Visitors enjoy exploring the artifacts and watching horseshoe crabs mate in the Spring.