According to the US Geological Survey, the rising sea-levels along the parts of the Atlantic Coast have led to concerns that the coastal areas could likely witness the swamping and erosion of beaches, wetlands and farm fields in the near future.

Noting that a significant change is apparently underway for residents along the coasts of the Mid-Atlantic, the survey said that the coastal area from North Carolina to Boston will likely witness the biggest rise in sea-level, with the water level rising at a nearly two-fold faster rate in the area as compared to any other place on the Earth.

As per the statistics from the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, a rapid as well as high rise in sea levels - approximately 1.5 feet by 2050 and 3.5 to nearly 5 feet by the century-end - was apparently on the cards for the coasts along Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey.

The consequence of such high rise in seal-levels would be that tens of thousands of coastal houses and businesses will probably be swamped; massive land stretches along the fragile Chesapeake Bay in Maryland would be endangered; and water supplies for communities along the Delaware River to Philadelphia would be severely hit.

With the survey highlighting that sea-level rise is a coastal concern, Collin P. O'Mara - secretary of Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Delaware - has expressed the concern that Delaware is "extremely vulnerable," as saltier water from high oceans would push farther upstream, making it increasingly difficult to dilute water for public consumption.