The population of Jersey Shore towns tends to explode in the hotter summer months.
North Wildwood is no exception.
The town sees that number go from 5,000 or so to approximately 40,000 right around Memorial Day weekend, according to the mayor.
The economic boost brought on by visitors is a plus.
What’s not is having less beach access to help in those efforts.
North Wildwood’s 36-block-long beach has been reduced to roughly 26 blocks at high tide as coastal erosion has erased the rest of the shoreline.
Erosion is a natural process wherein sand is worn away over time by wind or water. The process, experts say, can be exacerbated by climate change bringing on more storms and more intense wave action. In North Wildwood, erosion has taken a…
