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Hurricane Sandy leveled dunes and moved sediment into the estuary

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
An aerial image of a barrier island showing sediment that has been eroded from dunes and beach and redeposited into the estuary.
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Hurricane Sandy leveled dunes and moved eroded sediment from the dunes and beach across the island and into the estuary (Great South Bay) at Fire Island, NY.

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Public Domain.