You may not be aware of this but PEI is sinking. It has to do with glacial periods, but safe to say, PEI is ever so slightly sinking. Add the effects of climate change, and the expected rise in sea level, we can all expect to have waterfront property soon.

Flooding from storm surges on the P.E.I. shoreline is going to become more common and get more expensive, says Jeff Ollerhead, dean of science at Mount Allison University.

Ollerhead told CBC News Friday the sea level around P.E.I. has been rising for centuries, but over the last few decades it has been going up more rapidly. He said the province can spend money on repairs, but the end result will always be the same.

Shoreline flooding will only get worse: scientist
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2011/01/17/pei-...