"King tides and sea surges are floodling the island to a kneehigh and it is difficult for the salt water to dry up, " says Ursula Rakova, a Carteret islander and campaigner.
When the baby's grandfather was kneehigh to a cricket, at least according to memories that may be skewed by nostalgia, it was still possible for residents of West Baltimore to remain relatively untouched by the drug life.