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Beach nourishment

USF researchers measured Treasure Island's Sunset Beach post-Hurricane Helene. The red line represents where the sand was before the storm. Photo provided by Ping Wang for WMNF News.

How back-to-back hurricanes impacted Florida’s Gulf Coast

Sand dunes provide a first line of defense for beach communities. But following back-to-back hurricanes, the dunes along the coastlines experienced significant damage, where its line of defense washed away. Cheryl Hapke is a researcher...
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