If the worst climate-change predictions come true, hundreds of coastal US towns and cities — from Atlantic City, New Jersey, to Galveston, Texas — could disappear underwater by 2100.

Residents of an Atlantic City condominium complex and the City Councilwoman representing the area are asking a state panel to reject a proposal for a swimming pool at a nearby beach bar.

If you're not visiting Atlantic City to gamble, chances are you're coming to hit the beach. The city's beach is wide and its camel-hued sands are soft – recent travelers said they were impressed ...