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Fire Island: Storm Damage to Beach

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Photo of the beach state after Hurricane Irene Sand eroded from the beach and dunes was transported landward Image taken prior to the peak of the Nor'Ida storm event

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Timeline of storms that have impacted Fire Island and surveys the USGS has conducted over the past few decades.

Other Storm Impacts - Coastal System Change at Fire Island, New York

Since the late 1990s, USGS has been conducting research to quantify the impact from other hurricanes and nor'easters on the beaches and dunes at Fire Island.
By
St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Other Storm Impacts - Coastal System Change at Fire Island, New York

Other Storm Impacts - Coastal System Change at Fire Island, New York

Since the late 1990s, USGS has been conducting research to quantify the impact from other hurricanes and nor'easters on the beaches and dunes at Fire Island.
Learn More

Related

Timeline of storms that have impacted Fire Island and surveys the USGS has conducted over the past few decades.

Other Storm Impacts - Coastal System Change at Fire Island, New York

Since the late 1990s, USGS has been conducting research to quantify the impact from other hurricanes and nor'easters on the beaches and dunes at Fire Island.
By
St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Other Storm Impacts - Coastal System Change at Fire Island, New York

Other Storm Impacts - Coastal System Change at Fire Island, New York

Since the late 1990s, USGS has been conducting research to quantify the impact from other hurricanes and nor'easters on the beaches and dunes at Fire Island.
Learn More
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