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Before and after Hurricane Matthew, St. Augustine

By Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program December 2016 (approx.)
Two photographs show the same view of a coastal inlet before and after a hurricane, the latter shows a breach and damaged homes.
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Detailed Description

Low-altitude oblique photography taken before Hurricane Matthew (Sept. 6, 2014) and after (Oct. 13, 2016) shows the storm cut a new inlet between the Atlantic Ocean and the Matanzas River near St. Augustine, Florida, stripping away a 3.7 meter (12-foot) dune and carrying sand into the estuary.

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Public Domain.