Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations

Hurricanes on sandy shorelines · By Dirk Frankenberg

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  1. Cover
  2. 1. Hurricanes and coastal development
  3. 2. How do hurricanes form?
  4. 3.
  5. 4. On and offshore sand movement
  6. 5. Hurricane storm surges
  7. 6. Hurricane storm surges in North Carolina
  8. 7. Masonboro Island after Hurricane Floyd
  9. 8. Overwash fan on Masonboro Island
  10. 9. Overwash fan on Topsail Island
  11. 10. Dune erosion on Bear Island
  12. 11. Dune erosion on Oak Island (1)
  13. 12. Dune erosion on Oak Island (2)
  14. 13. Houses set back from the shoreline
  15. 14. Houses built too close to shore
  16. 15. Hurricane overwash fan and houses
  17. 16. Beach accretion
  18. 17. Figure Eight Island
  19. 18. Living in a salt marsh
  20. 19. Maritime forest residences
  21. 20. Preserving the forest canopy
  22. 21. Living in dunefields
  23. 22. Living near the beachfront
  24. 23. Hurricane-resistant construction
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